Mount for Purse or Escarcelle
Workshop of Diego de Çaias (Spanish, 1535–1560) · c. 1559 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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This object served as a frame for a mounted leather or cloth purse. Worn by men at the waist, such purses were attached by means of a suspension swivel. The handsome gold inlay depicting hunting and military scenes includes the inscription ALFONSVS ESTENSIS, as well as a coat-of-arms that identifies the owner as Alfonso II d'Este, created Duke of Ferrara in 1559.
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- Maker
- Workshop of Diego de Çaias (Spanish, 1535–1560)
- Date
- c. 1559
- Medium
- steel with gold inlay
- Dimensions
- Overall: 19 x 13.9 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
- Place of origin
- Spain
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0