Gordel, versierd met renaissance-ornament in reliëf

anonymous, c. 1550 - c. 1600

Girdle. Silver-gilt. Groningen or East Frisia, c. 1550- 1600, unknown maker.

  • Artwork typebelt
  • Object numberBK-1967-8
  • Dimensionslength 90 cm x width 2 cm
  • Physical characteristicsdeels verguld zilver

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Gordel, versierd met renaissance-ornament in reliëf

  • Object type

  • 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

  • Creation

    • silversmith: anonymous, Low Countries (possibly)
    • silversmith: anonymous, Oost-Friesland (possibly) [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    c. 1550 - c. 1600

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    deels verguld zilver

  • Dimensions

    length 90 cm x 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.

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