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Agraffe

ca. 1860–1900
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Agraffe
  • Date: ca. 1860–1900
  • Geography: Made in Cologne, Germany
  • Culture: German
  • Medium: Basse taille enamel and gilded silver
  • 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
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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