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Clasp for a Secular Garment
During the Middle Ages, copper mantle clasps with enameled decoration and gemstones were primarily made for church garments. This clasp from France was sewn onto fabric using holes around the borders. However, this piece, without figural representation and decorated with gemstones could have been worn with a secular garment.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Victor Gay, Paris, by purchase; Collection of Victor Gay Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 23, 1909, no. 35; Henri Daguerre, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2010 | Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry. El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso. |
| 2006-2009 | Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1984-1987 | Objects of Adornment: Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. |
| 1987 | Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery and the Zucker Family Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1962 | The Arts of Man. Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/1/1962 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/15/1983 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 5/9/2006 | Treatment | repaired |
Geographies
France, Limoges (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 5/16 x W: 4 1/4 in. (8.41 x 10.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.16