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 it was 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, An ornate, flat metal object with an openwork, symmetrical design is shown against a pale gray background; the metal surface is mottled with brown and dark brown areas and patches of yellowish-gold, and the piece features curved, scroll-like shapes and rounded cutouts with a pointed top and a tapered tab at the bottom.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_166

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.0Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

hinge chest fittings pair form openwork rounded plaque tendril motif two male masks twists Hinge cut off perhaps originally was 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 ornate flat metal object symmetrical design shown pale gray background metal surface mottled brown dark brown areas patches yellowish-gold piece features curved scroll- shapes rounded cutouts pointed top tapered tab bottom.