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| Big Mr. M. This delightful early 15th century brooch produced much of its
original comic effect through its visual similarity to an extremely popular type
of jewelry- a brooch in the shape of the letter M. The M-brooches seem to
have had two separate contexts: a religious one, where the M stood for "Maria"
and a secular or romantic one where the M may have been the initial for "Minne"
(courtly love) - in either context the substitution of this little guy must have
provided quite a surprise.
N-7 Big Mr. M. $5.00 |