Clavendier (Belt Hook)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Clavendier (Belt Hook)

Date
c. 1400
Medium
silver, gilded silver, champlevé enamel
Culture
Netherlands, Gothic period, late 14th century
Department
Medieval Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

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.

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