Gordel, versierd met renaissance-ornament in reliëf, anonymous, c. 1550 - c. 1600

Identification

Title(s)

Gordel, versierd met renaissance-ornament in reliëf

Object type

belt

Object number

BK-1967-8

Description

Gordel van verguld zilver, bestaande uit vier langwerpige en drie kleinere delen met renaissance-ornament in reliëf, onderling verbonden door niet vergulde schakelkettingen. Op de uiteinden gemerkt: meesterteken CC in ovaal.

Creation

Artist

silversmith: anonymous

Place

Low Countries (possibly)

Dating

c. 1550 - c. 1600

Material and Technique

Material

silver (metal)

Technique

gild

Measurements

length 90 cm × width 2 cm

Explanatory note

In the early seventeenth century silver belts must have been a regular component of Dutch households; quite a few are mentioned in probate inventories and other sources. This example differs from the regular German production in the ornament used; whole worlds are interwoven in its complex mannerist scrolls. Antwerp artists excelled in this design. Through objects and printed sources the fashion spread quickly, and was almost immediately taken over by goldsmiths everywhere. Dirk Jan Biemond, 4-07-2019.

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 1967

Copyright

Public domain

Relations

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.18749

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