# @gettymuseum on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CpvYN84P7-M
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34227664-gettymuseum-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-03-13T19:08:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Getty (@gettymuseum) — https://gondola.cc/gettymuseum

## Caption

How do you think this dazzling pendant would be used?

This is actually a hat badge and would've been worn on the brim of a man’s cap. Hat badges were popular accessories in the first half of the 16th century. 

This one features Prudence, one of the four Cardinal Virtues along with Justice, Fortitude, and Temperance. Popular during the Renaissance, Prudence signifies wise conduct and holds a mirror—featuring a dazzling jewel—to see herself truthfully. 

Should hat badges come back in style? Fashion is cyclical. 

Happy #NationalJewelDay.

Image: Hat Badge Representing Prudence, 1550–1560, French. Getty Museum

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