Clavendier (Belt Hook)

Description

This object allowed a purse (carried by both sexes) or keys to be suspended from the belt. It bears the enameled coat of arms of the family of Zuylen (van) d’Anholt.

Provenance

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Clavendier (Belt Hook)

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c. 1400

Accession Number

1977.28

Medium

silver, gilded silver, champlevé enamel

Dimensions

Overall: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.)

Classification

Metalwork

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund