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| Keywords: Irish Celtic - Hand-Pin - Walters 542370 - Detail.jpg Called a hand-pin because it resembles the palm of the hand with the fingers pointing out at right angles this pin served as a cloak fastener Hand-pins were fashionable in Ireland and Scotland in the 6th and 7th centuries Originally the five pellet fingertips along the top of the pin and the sunken background of the spiraling design on its crescent-shaped palm were filled with colorful enamel A tie once passed through the hole in the center of the palm and was wrapped around the tip of the pin to keep it securely in place The shape of the pin is a creative adaptation of a Romano-British brooch design dating from the 4th century century 6 7 Early Medieval bronze cm 22 2 2 1 9 accession number 54 2370 30021 Robert Day Cork Robert Day Sale Sotheby Wilkinson Hodge London May 19-22 1913 no 357 Patrick O' Connor New York Walters Art Museum 1950 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the S A P Fund 1950 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Burgundy France Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Celtic jewellery Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Celtic art | ||||
