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Girdle
- Place of origin:
Paris (made)
- Date:
ca. 1520-1620 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Silver
- Museum number:
13-1899
- Gallery location:
Jewellery, room 91, case 6, shelf D, box 6
Physical description
Girdle, silver. The medallions show the Sacred Monogram (IHS) and in Lombardic lettering 'MARIA' (abbreviated).
Place of Origin
Paris
Date
ca. 1520-1620 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Silver
Marks and inscriptions
"Paris date letter for 1524-1525"
Dimensions
Width: 2 cm
Depth: 0.5 cm
Object history note
Said to have been excavated at St Albans, Hertfordshire.
Descriptive line
Silver girdle with medallions. France, probably Paris, about 1520-1620.
Materials
Silver
Techniques
Engraving (incising)
Subjects depicted
Medallions
Categories
Jewellery; Metalwork
Collection code
MET
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