Saxon fibulae Finish:Single and lizards wrapped round fire

and lizards wrapped round fire dogs

This cartoon accompanied an articles entitled 'How to Quash the Quacks'

The plate is inscribed: 'South ELEVATION & SECTION of RUDYERD'S LIGHTHOUSE

from the Park

5th Duke of Bedford

Saxon fibulae Finish:Single and lizards wrapped round fireSaxon fibulae, (1910). Brooches used for fastening capes or mantles, found at a Saxon burying place near Banbury in Oxfordshire. Fibulae were generally found in pairs, each two corresponding to the right and left shoulders. They were mostly concave, and made of copper or brass. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910).