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Link bracelet

A type of flexible bracelet composed of a series of links of various styles and sizes, ranging from simple small metal links such as are used for a chain to large ornamental links decorated with enamelling or set with gemstones or made in complicated openwork patterns. Such ornamental link bracelets were a popular article of Victorian jewelry, often several of different styles being worn on the same arm.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson