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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
Object Number: 1979.400
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