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Source Description
This object allowed a purse (carried by both sexes) or keys to be suspended from the belt. It bears the enameled coat of arms of the family of Zuylen (van) d’Anholt.
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Document identity
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149094
label
Clavendier (Belt Hook)
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
id
149094
contentType
object
title
Clavendier (Belt Hook)
description
This object allowed a purse (carried by both sexes) or keys to be suspended from the belt. It bears the enameled coat of arms of the family of Zuylen (van) d’Anholt.
date
c. 1400
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60757978
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.)
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Netherlands, Gothic period, late 14th century
accession
1977.28
Source extras
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silver, gilded silver, champlevé enamel
tombstone
Clavendier (Belt Hook), c. 1400. Netherlands, Gothic period, late 14th century. Silver, gilded silver, champlevé enamel; overall: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1977.28
collection
MED - Gothic
citations
citation
Wixom, William D. “Eleven Additions to the Medieval Collection.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 66, no. 3 (Mar/April 1979): 87–151.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 127-128, fig. 80
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 07:39:48.549000
sourceId
149094
dept
Medieval Art
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MED - Gothic
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silver, gilded silver, champlevé enamel
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1
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0
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photo
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