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Belt: TEMP-AA-ARMOURWITHOUTNUMBERS18

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Formed of brownish leather tooled with a medial rib, and decorated with five large silver and niello bosses separated with groups of three smaller silver bosses. There is a buckle in the form of a narrow D-shaped frame of silver, and a flat strap-loop to take up the slack. All the silver fittings are decorated in niello in a simple floral scroll, and have a pierced end inside by which they are fastened in place by strips of leather.This might be a waist belt, but the angle of the buckle suggests it may be intended to lay flat as part of a set of horse furniture.

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History note: No provenance.

Measurements and weight

Length: 440 mm
Width: 34 mm

Dating

1850 CE - 1899 CE

Identification numbers

Accession number: TEMP-AA-ARMOURWITHOUTNUMBERS18
Primary reference Number: 162552
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 26 October 2012 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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