These enamel earrings in the shape of hands hold pieces of shrapnel removed from the eye and forehead of Denmark’s King Christian IV after he was wounded in battle. He gave the earrings to his mistress.
(Source: kongernessamling.dk)
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Country Floors’ Decorating With Tiles, Roslyn Siegel, 1989 📚
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