CHARIVARI PENDANT
Bavaria, Germany
End of the 18th century – beginning of the 19th century
Rodent taxidermy, copper and gilded metal
H.: 5.2; L.: 3 cm

The Charivari is an ornamental accessory of traditional costumes worn by women and men, characterized by a chain link, equipped with several hunting pendants.
The jaws of small rodents represent the amulet pendants characteristic of these jewels.
This pendant features the snout of a small rodent with whiskers, mounted on a copper log-shaped yoke, decorated with applied oak leaves and acorns. Teardrop-shaped copper pendant.

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