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Baldric

1640-1690 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Man’s baldric made of leather, interlined with linen and embroidered with silver filé in a pattern of parallel diagonal lines. There are no metal fittings; the straps and hanger are stitched together. The baldric originally had a lining, now missing.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Leather, silver, linen; hand-embroidered, hand-sewn
Brief description
Man's baldric, 1640-90, English; leather embroidered with silver
Physical description
Man’s baldric made of leather, interlined with linen and embroidered with silver filé in a pattern of parallel diagonal lines. There are no metal fittings; the straps and hanger are stitched together. The baldric originally had a lining, now missing.
Dimensions
  • Shoulder to lower edge length: 89.5cm (approx)
  • At shoulder width: 16.0cm (approx)
Collection
Accession number
T.61-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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