Front view of a trefoil brooch (c) Lincolnshire County Council
A copper-alloy trefoil brooch found in Sloothby, Lincolnshire. (c) Lincolnshire County Council

Front view of a trefoil brooch (c) Lincolnshire County Council Reverse view of a trefoil brooch (c) Lincolnshire County Council Drawing of a trefoil brooch (c) Lincolnshire County Council

Trefoil brooch (LCNCC : 2011.99)

A copper-alloy trefoil brooch found in Sloothby, Lincolnshire

A trefoil brooch with Borre/Jellinge-style cast ornament belonging to Peterson’s type 109. The brooch is most probably cast of copper alloy with traces of gilding on its upper surface and white metal plating on the reverse. While of Scandinavian design, many examples found in the East Midlands were probably made in the Danelaw, and may have been copies of Scandinavian styles, instead of being imported from Scandinavia.

For more information on Scandinavian jewellery in England check out our blog: Brooches, Pendants and Pins: Scandinavian Dress Accessories in England.

Object Type

Brooch

Date

circa 800 — 900

Style

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

The Collection, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Keywords

Borre, brooch, copper_alloy, Danelaw Saga, Jellinge, jewellery, Lincolnshire, Scandinavian, The_Collection, women

Further information

You can see the original at The Collection, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.

This object is related to Sloothby, Lincolnshire.
Find out about Sloothby, Lincolnshire.

Acknowledgements

(c) Lincolnshire County Council

References

The Collection, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Brooches, Pendants and Pins: Scandinavian Dress Accessories in England.

Kershaw, Jane F. Viking identities: Scandinavian jewellery in England. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013), p. 20-25.

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