Gadderken

Gadderke, multi-part piece of jewelery from Westphalia, Irene Steiner collection

Gadderke is a piece of jewelry , which is a multi-part lattice jewelry in filigree work made of silver, thin tombac - or gold sheet. It is worn as costume jewelry on a necklace or as a brooch and occurs in the Dutch North Brabant , in the Münsterland in the Osnabrücker Land and in Schaumburg-Lippe . In the Emsland , this type of jewelry is called Hümmling jewelry or urchin jewelry , if a cross hangs on it, it is a Krüzbengel . On the Lower Rhine and in Limburg in the Netherlands, the corresponding gem is called Schuwe .

According to its origin, the Gadderke is a Frisian jewelry for married women. Wealthy citizens and farmers wore this gold jewelry in the 20th century. Today, jewelry is often worn in East Frisia without a cross pendant .

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↑ Panel "Volkskunst II, Bauernschmuck" for the article Volkskunst, in: Meyers Konversationslexikon 6th edition 1902 - 1920.
↑ Heinz Menke: Rütenbrocker gold jewelry. In: Rütenbrocker Heimatblatt, No. 7, December 1991, p. 47. - Further examples from the Emsland at Bernward Deneke: Volkstümlicher Schmuck aus Nordwestdeutschland , Cloppenburg 1977, p. 12 and Cat. No. 102-132.

[1] Panel "Volkskunst II, Bauernschmuck" for the article Volkskunst, in: Meyers Konversationslexikon 6th edition 1902 - 1920.

[2] Heinz Menke: Rütenbrocker gold jewelry. In: Rütenbrocker Heimatblatt, No. 7, December 1991, p. 47. - Further examples from the Emsland at Bernward Deneke: Volkstümlicher Schmuck aus Nordwestdeutschland , Cloppenburg 1977, p. 12 and Cat. No. 102-132.