Mount for Purse or Escarcelle

c. 1559

Diego de Çaias

Diego de Çaias (Spanish, 1535–1560)

Medieval Art

Mount for Purse or Escarcelle, c. 1559. Workshop of Diego de Çaias (Spanish, 1535–1560). Steel with gold inlay; overall: 19 x 13.9 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1550

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Diego de Çaias
Classification: Metalwork
Formatted Medium: steel with gold inlay
Medium: steel, gold, inlay
Dimensions: Overall: 19 x 13.9 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: swivel suspension loop is inscribed: ALFONSUS ESTENSIS.
Departments: Medieval Art
Accession Number: 1916.1550
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Exhibitions: Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs, Gallery One 2012
Rights Statement: CC0