Oorijzer

The wide gold earizer that was worn in the province of Friesland around 1870 is the culmination of a three-century development.

At the end of the 16th century, a narrow metal bracket became fashionable in the Netherlands for clamping a hat to the head.

It was not until the 19th century that various forms of ear-iron emerged in the Netherlands as a specific part of Dutch regional costumes.

In the publication Afbeeldingen van kleeding, zeden en gewoonten (English: "Images of clothing, mores and habits") from 1803 to 1807 there is no mention of earizers in use by women from Friesland.

Around 1850, the pastor and writer Justus Hiddes Halbertsma feared that the growing earizer would eventually resemble a helmet.