Belt

Description

A linen belt with ivory mounts. One mount, the terminal, with the figures of a mother and child on one side and a cleric on the other, the other (the buckle) having the head of Christ. There are also a series of circular and rectangular mounts attached to the fabric.

Object data

Accession number

HCM 097

Date made

16th century AD

Materials

Textile; Linen; Ivory

Collection

Dimensions (cm)

Archival information

File of material relating to a closely-woven linen belt with mounts. Includes photocopy of object description sheet including sketch of object (date unspecified). Annotation (date unspecified) in hand of Michael Holland, Registrar, Hunt Museum, states this object is missing and was not located in an audit conducted in 1996; letter (18 January 2001) from Gina Barrett (address withheld) to Hunt Museum, requesting information about present object. Mentions that reference and image of object were published in a German publication by Ilse Fingerlin entitled 'Gürtel des hohen und späten Mittelalters' (1971). Encloses scanned image of the belt as published in this publication. Writer explains that she is interested in any analysis which may have been done on the band itself, for instance, how it was woven and what dyes were used; reply (9 February 2001) from Fiona Davern, Registrar, Hunt Museum, states that belt is missing. Also states that no analysis has been done on the band.

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