kopfkette (Necklace)

Belonged to the donor's mother, Elizabeth Rohrmoser. Worn as part of a costume.

Woman's choker necklace with square centre medallion and ten silver chains. The gilded medallion is embossed with scalloped shell designs at the corners and an oval centre design of stylized leaves and flower with a red glass bead or gemstone in the centre and small pearls(?) inset into the petals. The floral design sits at the centre of a black cloisonné(?) oval. There is a clasp on either side.