Belt

Unknown

early 18th century · leather, silk, metal · Costume Institute

Although the culture associated with this belt has yet to be identified, the details suggest it is European, possibly Russian. The embroidery work in the central motif is quite fine and whimsical, especially in the depiction of lions' tails and legs. The heraldic device is specific to the origin of the object.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 18th century

Medium

leather, silk, metal

Culture

European

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. William Ford Goulding, 1969