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Agraffe

ca. 1860–1900

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An agraffe is a clasp used to fasten a cloak or mantel. This exceptional example is in perfect condition. The birds in translucent enamel closely correspond to enamels created about 1300, that are now in the cathedral treasury of Cologne and that inspired the Cologne goldsmith Gabriel Hermeling.

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Title: Agraffe

Date: ca. 1860–1900

Geography: Made in Cologne, Germany

Culture: German

Medium: Basse taille enamel, silver-gilt

Dimensions: Overall: 2 7/16 x 5 x 3/8 in. (6.2 x 12.7 x 1 cm)
left element: 2 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 3/8 in. (6.1 x 6.8 x 1 cm)
right element: 2 7/16 x 2 5/8 x 3/8 in. (6.2 x 6.7 x 0.9 cm)

Classification: Enamels-Basse taille

Credit Line: Purchase, The Cloisters Collection, Rogers Fund, Gifts of George Blumenthal, Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, J. Pierpont Morgan, and George D. Pratt, by exchange, and Mrs. Charles F. Griffith, Margaret L. Meiss, Eleanor Roach and anonymous gifts, 1979

Accession Number: 1979.400

Chronology

Central Europe and Low Countries, 1800-1900 A.D.

Notable Acquisitions, 1979–1980

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