Belt
1450-1499 or 1850-1890 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This belt was part of the Zouche Collection. It was described as 15th-century Italian when it was acquired in 1891, with a later clasp, but it is possible that the whole is later.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-plated metal |
| Brief description | Part of a silver-plated belt of medieval style, Germany, 1450-1499 or 1850-1890. |
| Physical description | Part of a silver-plated belt, consisting of five rectangular plaques hinged together. At one end is a round envelope, open at one side, which would have been fastened to a leather belt. The next plaque has a Gothic window overlaid over a sheet stamped with geometric patterns, with engraved portraits of a man and a woman at each end. The next plaque has two circular Gothic windows over a stamped sheet. The two final plaques are slightly smaller, and each has a Gothic window over a stamped sheet. The last plaque has a disc attached to its outside edge, which would have fastened into a slot clasp. |
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| Summary | This belt was part of the Zouche Collection. It was described as 15th-century Italian when it was acquired in 1891, with a later clasp, but it is possible that the whole is later. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 772-1891 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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