Gordel, de brede schakels met geniën en liggende vrouwen, anonymous, c. 1600

Identification

Title(s)

Gordel, de brede schakels met geniën en liggende vrouwen

Object type

belt

Object number

BK-NM-12929-A

Inscriptions / marks

monogram: ‘ABIC’
town mark

Description

Gordel van zilver, gevormd uit gewrongen maliën, een sluitgesp en een ring waaraan platte sierstukken bevestigd zijn. Hierop geniën en liggende vrouwenfiguren. Stadskeur Keulen (), meesterteken: ABIC in schild.

Creation

Artist

silversmith: anonymous

Place

Cologne (possibly)

Dating

c. 1600

Material and Technique

Material

silver (metal)

Measurements

length 95.7 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. Often they were imported from Flemish émigré centres of goldsmithing in Germany, such as Köln. This belt is a good example of about 1600, with its finely etched figurines on its ends. Dirk Jan Biemond, 20-06-2019

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

trade 4-Nov-1921

Copyright

Public domain

Documentation

Van haarnaald tot schoengesp : accessoires in goud en zilver, p. 193, cat.nr. 193
Catalogus van goud en zilverwerken, benevens zilveren, loden en bronzen plaquetten, p. 24, cat.nr. 57

Persistent URL

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