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Horse Bridle or Belt Ornaments

1400–1500
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 306
Colorful plaques of cloisonée enamel set into intricate patterns of filigree and granulation adorn this sumptuous group of ten ornaments, components of a larger set that may have decorated an elaborate horse bridle or perhaps a sword belt. Their design and decorative techniques link them to other pieces of fine metalwork made in the Nasrid capital of Granada, presumably in a royal workshop.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Horse Bridle or Belt Ornaments
  • Date: 1400–1500
  • Geography: Made in Granada, Spain
  • Culture: Spanish
  • Medium: GIlded copper or copper alloy and cloisonné enamel
  • Dimensions: a: 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 5/16 in. (6.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 cm)
    b: 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 5/16 in. (6.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 cm)
    c: 2 1/16 x 1 3/8 x 3/8 in. (5.2 x 3.5 x 0.9 cm)
    d: 1 1/16 x 7/8 x 1/4 in. (2.7 x 2.2 x 0.7 cm)
    e: 1 7/16 x 1 3/8 x 1/4 in. (3.7 x 3.5 x 0.7 cm)
    f: 1 7/16 x 1 3/8 x 1/4 in. (3.7 x 3.5 x 0.6 cm)
    g: 1 7/16 x 1 3/8 x 1/4 in. (3.7 x 3.5 x 0.6 cm)
    h: 1 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 1/4 in. (3.8 x 3.5 x 0.6 cm)
    i: 1 7/16 x 1 3/8 x 1/4 in. (3.6 x 3.5 x 0.7 cm)
    j: 1 7/16 x 1 3/8 x 1/4 in. (3.7 x 3.5 x 0.7 cm)
  • Classification: Enamels-Cloisonné
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.962a-j
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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