Pair of hat pin
Accessories
Inventory number
2022.4.28.15ab.AC.PN.C1815.FRDescription
Two short hair or hat pins are composed of a head in the shape of an acorn and a fine spike, one of the pins is decorated on the end of the pinhead with pink rhinestone.Certainly the central pin from a set of 3 or 5 pins.
The oak, its leaves, or acorns have been used in France, in fashion and decoration, as a symbol of the monarchy restoration as a political regime. This tradition comes from England, where on May 29, 1660, the monarchy was restored after the civil war. A legend said that during the English Civil War, the future Charles II of England managed to escape Cromwell's parliamentary troops, by hiding in an oak tree in Boscobel Wood. After the war, the tree was honored with the title of "Royal Oak" and its symbolism taken up during monarchical restorations or the return of certain families to the power, as in France with Louis 18 (House of Bourbon) in 1815. And also with Louis Philippe I (House of Orléans) in 1830.
Materials
SilverRhinestone
Origin
circa 1815 FranceDimensions
Width : 0.7 cmLength : 0.7 cm
Height : 19.812 cm