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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

This object consists of 4 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Belt

ca. 1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragments of a belt made from gold openwork links.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Chain Fragment
  • Chain Fragment
  • Chain Fragment
  • Chain Fragment
Materials and techniques
Engraved gold
Brief description
Part of a gold belt, recovered from the wreck of the Nuestra Señora de Esperanza, made in Spain or Hispanic America, about 1650
Physical description
Fragments of a belt made from gold openwork links.
Object history
Recovered from the wreck of The Nuestra Señora de Esperanza, which sank in 1658 off the coast of Cuba.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.152 to C-1984

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Record createdJanuary 17, 2003
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