The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Escutcheon Plate of a Shaffron

Escutcheon Plate of a Shaffron

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Escutcheon Plate of a Shaffron

Date:: 1530–40
Culture:: German, probably Augsburg
Medium:: Steel, gold
Dimensions:: 7 x 4 1/2 in. ( 17.9 x 11.5 cm), wt. 3 oz. (82 g)
Classification:: Equestrian Equipment
Credit Line:: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Lauder Gift, 1985
Accession Number:: 1985.259.2

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