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Belt
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Belt
- Place of origin:
Spain (made)
South America (Hispanic, made) - Date:
ca. 1650 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Engraved gold
- Museum number:
M.152 to C-1984
- Gallery location:
Jewellery, room 91, case 9, shelf C, box 7
Physical description
Fragments of a belt made from gold openwork links.
Place of Origin
Spain (made)
South America (Hispanic, made)
Date
ca. 1650 (made)
Artist/maker
unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Engraved gold
Dimensions
[Chain fragment] Height: 5.7 cm, Width: 31.5 cm, Depth: 0.7 cm
[Chain fragment] Height: 5.7 cm, Width: 24 cm, Depth: 0.7 cm
[Chain fragment] Height: 5.7 cm, Width: 8.2 cm, Depth: 0.7 cm
[Chain fragment] Height: 5.7 cm, Width: 7.9 cm, Depth: 0.7 cm
Object history note
Recovered from the wreck of The Nuestra Señora de Esperanza, which sank in 1658 off the coast of Cuba.
Descriptive line
Part of a gold belt, recovered from the wreck of the Nuestra Señora de Esperanza, made in Spain or Hispanic America, about 1650
Materials
Gold
Subjects depicted
Floral patterns; Foliage
Categories
Metalwork; Jewellery; Accessories
Collection code
MET
