Collar for a Hunting Dog

Unknown

1607–11 · Silk, leather, silver, bronze, gold, pigments · Arms and Armor

The full coat of arms of the duchy of Saxony is surmounted by an Electoral bonnet and flanked by the monogram CHGHZSC, meaning "Christian [and] Hans Georg, Dukes of Saxony, Electors." The collar was made between 1607 and 1611, when Christian I ruled jointly with his brother Hans (or Johann) Georg.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1607–11

Medium

Silk, leather, silver, bronze, gold, pigments

Culture

German, Saxony

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Bequest of Bashford Dean, 1928