Turning a Hidden Coif Support into a Conspicuous Gold Head Ornament｜本來藏在帽子底下的固定架，後來故意長到臉旁邊變成金飾

The Met describes the Dutch oorijzer ('ear-iron') as a frame worn by women to hold fabric coifs in place. Initially functional and almost hidden, its pointed ends became increasingly conspicuous and decorative by the later eighteenth century; the Friesland example is made with gold filigree, enamel, pearls, and separate ornaments.

不同荷蘭地區的 oorijzer 形制不同；這件華麗的 Friesland 例子不能代表所有時期與地區的耳鐵，也不能把裝飾化自動等同單一階級或婚姻身分。