Belt
Although the culture associated with this belt has yet to be identified, the details suggest it is European, possibly Russian. The embroidery work in the central motif is quite fine and whimsical, especially in the depiction of lions' tails and legs. The heraldic device is specific to the origin of the object.
Artwork Details
- Title: Belt
- Date: early 18th century
- Culture: European
- Medium: leather, silk, metal
- Dimensions: 35 1/4 in. (89.5 cm)
- Classification: Accessory-Waist-Menswear
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. William Ford Goulding, 1969
- Object Number: 2009.300.2586
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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