Belt Hook

Louis Marcy (Luigi Parmeggiani)

ca. 1880–1900 (14th century style) · Champlevé enamel, silver-gilt · Medieval Art

Displaying the arms of the Ponthieu family and intended to refer to Eleanor of Castile (d. 1290), wife of the English king Edward I (d. 1307), this type of object is, nevertheless, unlike any known from the medieval period.

Artist

Louis Marcy (Luigi Parmeggiani)

Date

ca. 1880–1900 (14th century style)

Medium

Champlevé enamel, silver-gilt

Culture

French

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1948