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Pair of Coffin Shield for the Combmakers Guild

1680
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pair of Coffin Shield for the Combmakers Guild
  • Maker: Conrad Kerstner (1625–1702, master 1652)
  • Date: 1680
  • Culture: German, Nuremburg
  • Medium: Partially gilded silver
  • Dimensions: .1 confirmed: 16 1/2 × 13 7/8 × 1 3/16 in., 1.7 lb. (41.9 × 35.2 × 3 cm, 748.435g)
    .2 confirmed: 16 5/8 × 13 3/4 × 1 1/4 in., 1.7 lb. (42.2 × 34.9 × 3.2 cm, 748.435g)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Thomas A. Cassilly Fund, in memory of Carolyn P. Cassilly, Hubert and Mireille Goldschmidt, and Various Donors Gifts, 2026
  • Object Number: 2026.427, .428
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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