Spanish Baldric Lapis Braided Bracelet

$125.00 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Art jewelry inspired by The Met collection. This rich blue lapis-and-enamel bracelet is inspired by a spectacular Spanish baldric (first half 17th century), a type of crossbody belt or chain often worn to support a sword. Much of the scholarship around jewelry fashions throughout history is informed by portraits in which the sitters wear a certain style of adornment. An enameled example very much like the one displayed in The Met's Vélez Blanco Patio, dedicated to the decorative arts of Spain between 1450 and…