Mount for Purse or Escarcelle

c. 1559 Overall: 19 x 13.9 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1550

This object served as a frame for a mounted leather or cloth purse. Worn by men at the waist, such purses were attached by means of a suspension swivel. The handsome gold inlay depicting hunting and military scenes includes the inscription ALFONSVS ESTENSIS, as well as a coat-...

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1916.155
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