Sword Belt
1640-1660 (made)
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Man’s sword belt of yellow leather, interlined with paper and lined with cream silk taffeta. The girdle, front strap and hangers are all stitched together; the girdle has a gilt-brass buckle and a hook of the same to fasten. The leather is couched and embroidered in plaited braid stitch with silver-gilt filé in a pattern of scallops, lozenges and intertwined ovals. All parts are edged with a ⅜-inch (8 mm) fringe of silver-gilt filé loops.
There was probably a metal loop at the belt end opposite the hook originally, which has not survived.
There was probably a metal loop at the belt end opposite the hook originally, which has not survived.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Leather, silk, paper, gold, brass, silver; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's leather sword belt, 1640-50, English; silver-gilt embroidery |
| Physical description | Man’s sword belt of yellow leather, interlined with paper and lined with cream silk taffeta. The girdle, front strap and hangers are all stitched together; the girdle has a gilt-brass buckle and a hook of the same to fasten. The leather is couched and embroidered in plaited braid stitch with silver-gilt filé in a pattern of scallops, lozenges and intertwined ovals. All parts are edged with a ⅜-inch (8 mm) fringe of silver-gilt filé loops. There was probably a metal loop at the belt end opposite the hook originally, which has not survived. |
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| Accession number | T.92-1959 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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