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Source Description
The sides of this pen case and cover are pierced for a suspension strap so that it could be used to transport quill pens, which tended to be messy. Two unidentified coats of arms are embossed on its exterior. Below one is the inscription, "alta petit" ("he seeks lofty things"), and the other reads, "humilitas" ("humility").The decoration was embossed in the leather after it was boiled to make it malleable.
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Document identity
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16720
label
Pen Case
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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16720
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Pen Case
description
The sides of this pen case and cover are pierced for a suspension strap so that it could be used to transport quill pens, which tended to be messy. Two unidentified coats of arms are embossed on its exterior. Below one is the inscription, "alta petit" ("he seeks lofty things"), and the other reads, "humilitas" ("humility").The decoration was embossed in the leather after it was boiled to make it malleable.
provenance
Edwin R. Lubin Works of Art,New York; Walters Art Museum, 1986, by purchase.
date
ca. 1500 (Early Modern)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Leather
cases (containers)
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9
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9
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17.5
height
7.6
depth
7.1
dimensionsRaw
6 7/8 x 3 x 2 3/4 in. (17.5 x 7.6 x 7.1 cm)
Source extras
style
Renaissance
inscriptions
[Transcription] alta petit; [Translation] he seeks lofty things; [Transcription] humilitas; [Translation] humility
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leather
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33562
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none
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