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Source Description
During the Middle Ages, copper mantle clasps with enameled decoration and gemstones were primarily made for church garments. This clasp from France was sewn onto fabric using holes around the borders. However, this piece, without figural representation and decorated with gemstones could have been worn with a secular garment.
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Document identity
localId
23964
label
Clasp for a Secular Garment
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
23964
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Clasp for a Secular Garment
description
During the Middle Ages, copper mantle clasps with enameled decoration and gemstones were primarily made for church garments. This clasp from France was sewn onto fabric using holes around the borders. However, this piece, without figural representation and decorated with gemstones could have been worn with a secular garment.
provenance
Victor Gay, Paris, by purchase; Collection of Victor Gay Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 23, 1909, no. 35; Henri Daguerre, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 13th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
morses
jewelry
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.4
height
10.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 5/16 x W: 4 1/4 in. (8.41 x 10.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
French
style
Gothic
med
gilded copper, champlevé enamel, gemstones
creator_ids
6229
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MED
JWL
exhibition_ids
1954
2054
2227
2513
2704
796
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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02e25f007725af8e
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no
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no