Caption

Hinge end for a chest, fittings, hinge end from a pair, in the form of an openwork rounded plaque with a tendril motif, two male masks among the twists. Hinge cut off; perhaps originally a disc hinge with a sleeve at the end of the plate or a strap hinge in the form of a clock hand. 1st half of the 17th century, Poland, Central Europe. Door fittings. Height 21.5 cm, width 12.5 cm, depth 0.2 cm., A vertically oriented decorative metal object with an openwork design featuring symmetrical, curving lines and scroll motifs, including stylized animal head shapes and rounded cutouts, rendered in brown and bronze tones against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_165

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.8Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hinge chest fittings hinge pair form openwork rounded plaque tendril motif two male masks twists cut off perhaps originally disc hinge sleeve plate strap hinge clock hand 1st half 17th century Poland Central Europe Door fittings Height 21.5 cm width 12.5 cm depth 0.2 cm vertically oriented decorative metal object openwork design featuring symmetrical curving lines scroll motifs stylized animal head shapes rounded cutouts rendered brown bronze tones pale gray background.