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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 271532, member: 2844"]I know!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" /> Those are just the finials, they are attached to an 'oorijzer', a gold or silver brace that goes around the head. It is a means of keeping the lace cap on the head in those windy Dutch coastal areas. You can see big gold filigree pins on the sides, those go through holes in the oorijzer. </p><p>There is more on oorijzers in this thread:</p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/wooden-dolls.17788/#post-243467" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/wooden-dolls.17788/#post-243467">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/wooden-dolls.17788/#post-243467</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 271532, member: 2844"]I know!:D Those are just the finials, they are attached to an 'oorijzer', a gold or silver brace that goes around the head. It is a means of keeping the lace cap on the head in those windy Dutch coastal areas. You can see big gold filigree pins on the sides, those go through holes in the oorijzer. There is more on oorijzers in this thread: [URL]https://www.antiquers.com/threads/wooden-dolls.17788/#post-243467[/URL][/QUOTE]
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