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The Brooches and Clasps Clipart includes59 examples of jewelry items designed to be attached to garments, often to hold them closed.

"A clasp or hook, used in armor or in ordinary costume, fastening in the same manner as the modern hook and eye, often made into a large and rich ornament by concealing the hook itself beneath a jeweled, engraved, embossed, or enameled plate."-Whitney, 1902

Agraffe

"A clasp or hook, used in armor or in ordinary costume, fastening in the same manner as the modern hook…

Early type from Peschiera

Brooch

Early type from Peschiera

Brooch with disk for catch-plate

Brooch

Brooch with disk for catch-plate

A turned-up and elongated catch-plate in a leech fibula form

Brooch

A turned-up and elongated catch-plate in a leech fibula form

A turned-up and elongated catch-plate in a boat fibula form

Brooch

A turned-up and elongated catch-plate in a boat fibula form

A turned-up and elongated catch-plate in a boat fibula form

Brooch

A turned-up and elongated catch-plate in a boat fibula form

A type of brooch with disk for catch-plate and convoluted bow

Brooch

A type of brooch with disk for catch-plate and convoluted bow

A type of brooch with turned-up catch-plate and convoluted bow

Brooch

A type of brooch with turned-up catch-plate and convoluted bow

A type of Greek geometric fibula brooch

Brooch

A type of Greek geometric fibula brooch

A gold fibula from Naples

Brooch

A gold fibula from Naples

Early la tene period, reflexed terminal ornament

Brooch

Early la tene period, reflexed terminal ornament

Fiubla of the la tene period

Brooch

Fiubla of the la tene period

Fiubla of the la tene period

Brooch

Fiubla of the la tene period

Fiubla of the la tene period

Brooch

Fiubla of the la tene period

Fiubla of the la tene period

Brooch

Fiubla of the la tene period

Military fibula, 3rd century A.D.

Brooch

Military fibula, 3rd century A.D.

Fibula with niello work, 3rd century A.D.

Brooch

Fibula with niello work, 3rd century A.D.

Gold fibula, 4th century A.D.

Brooch

Gold fibula, 4th century A.D.

Fibula of the Frankish period

Brooch

Fibula of the Frankish period

An illustration of a brooch created during the thirteenth century.

Brooch

An illustration of a brooch created during the thirteenth century.

An illustration of a brooch created during the twelfth century.

Brooch

An illustration of a brooch created during the twelfth century.

A diamond and ruby encrusted brooch.

Brooch

A diamond and ruby encrusted brooch.

This brooch is found in Ireland.

Brooch

This brooch is found in Ireland.

This brooch is found in Ireland.

Brooch

This brooch is found in Ireland.

This brooch is found in Ireland.

Brooch

This brooch is found in Ireland.

This brooch is found in Ireland.

Brooch

This brooch is found in Ireland.

This brooch is made out of brass and is used by Chinese women to fasten on their plaid shawls over their shoulders.

Brooch

This brooch is made out of brass and is used by Chinese women to fasten on their plaid shawls over their…

This brooch has a floral design. It is designed to be attached to garments.

Brooch

This brooch has a floral design. It is designed to be attached to garments.

This brooch has a leaf design. It is designed to be attached to garments.

Brooch

This brooch has a leaf design. It is designed to be attached to garments.

This brooch has a floral and leaf design, It is designed to be attached to garments.

Brooch

This brooch has a floral and leaf design, It is designed to be attached to garments.

This brooch has a floral and leaf design, It is designed to be attached to garments.

Brooch

This brooch has a floral and leaf design, It is designed to be attached to garments.

This brooch was made in Belgium. It is a combination of flowers, leaves, and jewels.

Brooch

This brooch was made in Belgium. It is a combination of flowers, leaves, and jewels.

This brooch was made in Belgium. It is a combination of flowers, leaves, and jewels.

Brooch

This brooch was made in Belgium. It is a combination of flowers, leaves, and jewels.

This brooch was made in Belgium. It is a combination of flowers, leaves, and jewels.

Brooch

This brooch was made in Belgium. It is a combination of flowers, leaves, and jewels.

This brooch was made in Belgium. It is a combination of flowers, leaves, and jewels.

Brooch

This brooch was made in Belgium. It is a combination of flowers, leaves, and jewels.

This brooch was made in Belgium. It is a combination of flowers, leaves, and jewels.

Brooch

This brooch was made in Belgium. It is a combination of flowers, leaves, and jewels.

The brooch is a type of jewelry piece that is attached or pinned to a garment.

Brooch

The brooch is a type of jewelry piece that is attached or pinned to a garment.

The brooch is a type of jewelry piece that is attached or pinned to a garment.

Brooch

The brooch is a type of jewelry piece that is attached or pinned to a garment.

The brooch is a type of jewelry piece that is attached or pinned to a garment.

Brooch

The brooch is a type of jewelry piece that is attached or pinned to a garment.

This brooch is designed in a Renaissance style with a figure in the center and a bird on each side.

Brooch

This brooch is designed in a Renaissance style with a figure in the center and a bird on each side.

This brooch is delicately designed with leaves and bunches of grapes. In the center is an enamel painting of a woman and her child.

Brooch

This brooch is delicately designed with leaves and bunches of grapes. In the center is an enamel painting…

This brooch is heart shaped with ribbons of gems, dripping with pearls.

Brooch

This brooch is heart shaped with ribbons of gems, dripping with pearls.

This brooch is a flower design that is tied with a ribbon. It consists of gems.

Brooch

This brooch is a flower design that is tied with a ribbon. It consists of gems.

This brooch has a square design in the center with a half circle on each side of the square.

Brooch

This brooch has a square design in the center with a half circle on each side of the square.

This brooch is designed in a knot of diamonds and pearls and a large drooping emerald.

Brooch

This brooch is designed in a knot of diamonds and pearls and a large drooping emerald.

This brooch is made of pink pearls and diamonds, in a flower and leaf design.

Brooch

This brooch is made of pink pearls and diamonds, in a flower and leaf design.

This brooch consists of diamonds set in gold and green enamel.

Brooch

This brooch consists of diamonds set in gold and green enamel.

This brooch is in the shape of a ribbon, set in diamonds.

Brooch

This brooch is in the shape of a ribbon, set in diamonds.

This brooch was made in Belgium. It is a combination of flowers, leaves, and jewels.

Brooch

This brooch was made in Belgium. It is a combination of flowers, leaves, and jewels.

An Anglo-Saxon brooch decorated with cloisonne, an ancient metalworking technique, is a multi-step enamel process used to produce jewelry, vases, and other decorative items.

Anglo-Saxon Brooch

An Anglo-Saxon brooch decorated with cloisonne, an ancient metalworking technique, is a multi-step enamel…

An Anglo-Saxon brooch with hammered work in relief.

Anglo-Saxon Brooch

An Anglo-Saxon brooch with hammered work in relief.

This cameo brooch is surrounded with diamonds on blue enamel and a female figure in the center. It has an eagle seated on the top.

Brooch Pin

This cameo brooch is surrounded with diamonds on blue enamel and a female figure in the center. It has…

This round brooch is in the shape of a circle with a half moon shape laying on the interior bottom edge of the circle. It has a pin that goes through the center of the brooch.

Round Brooch

This round brooch is in the shape of a circle with a half moon shape laying on the interior bottom edge…

This round brooch is a circular design with a pin going through the center.

Round Brooch

This round brooch is a circular design with a pin going through the center.

The Royal Tara brooch is made out of bronze with niello (black metallic alloy) and gems. It was found in Drogheda, Ireland.

Royal Tara Brooch

The Royal Tara brooch is made out of bronze with niello (black metallic alloy) and gems. It was found…

This snake brooch is designed with two figure heads on each side and a kneeling female figure in the center. A snake is wrapped around all three of the figures.

Snake Brooch

This snake brooch is designed with two figure heads on each side and a kneeling female figure in the…

An illustration of a rectangular Anglo-Saxon buckle.

Buckle

An illustration of a rectangular Anglo-Saxon buckle.

An illustration of an Anglo-Saxon buckle.

Buckle

An illustration of an Anglo-Saxon buckle.

"The head of a pin or brooch evidently suggested by a butterfly, a characteristic of the gold work of Mycenae." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Butterfly Brooch

"The head of a pin or brooch evidently suggested by a butterfly, a characteristic of the gold work of…