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2. Livery collar - Wikipedia

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   Livery collar. A livery collar or chain of office is a collar or heavy chain, usually of gold, worn as insignia of office or a mark of fealty or other association in Europe from the Middle Ages onwards. One of the oldest and best-known livery collars is the Collar of Esses, which has been in continuous use in England since the 14th century.

3. Figaro chain - Wikipedia

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   Figaro chain. The figaro chain[1] is a jewellery chain design consisting of two or three small circular links followed by one elongated oval link. The most notable figaro chains are manufactured in Italy. [2] They are usually worn by men and are often adorned with pendants such as crosses and medallions. [3]

4. Jewellery chain - Wikipedia

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   Jewellery chain. Gold body chain for a slight woman or a girl. Frontal view with an amethyst and four garnets; four other gems are missing (4th or 5th century Romano British, part of the Hoxne hoard) [] Jewellery chains, jewelery chains or body chains are metal chains are used in jewellery to encircle parts of the body, namely the neck, wrists ...

5. Manin gold chain - Wikipedia

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   A Manin chain (Italian: catena manin or catena d'oro Manin) is a type of Venetian jewellery made of tiny gold links. The name comes from the Italian word manina (tiny hand) because of the painstaking work required to form the links; it has also been proposed that the name refers to the Manin family, including Ludovico Manin, the last Doge of Venice.

6. Old Man with a Gold Chain - Wikipedia

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   Dimensions. 83.1 cm × 75.7 cm (32.7 in × 29.8 in) Location. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Old Man with a Gold Chain is a portrait by Rembrandt, painted around 1631 and now in the Art Institute of Chicago. This painting was documented by Hofstede de Groot as a portrait of Rembrandt's father in 1915, who wrote: 675. HARMEN GERRITSZ VAN RIJN.

7. Order of the Golden Chains - Wikipedia

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   John I, Duke of Bourbon founded in 1414 the Order of the Golden Chains . The members of the knighthood had to "fight the laziness, increase the glory and honor of the knights by their military operations and acquire the favor of a highly revered lady". The knighthood order counted, except the Grand Master, sixteen knights of old nobility and ...