Lock Plate and Hasp

Gallery 357, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Lock Plate and Hasp

c. 1550-1580

Artist/maker unknown, Italian

This elaborate lock plate and hasp were once attached to a chest. The plate bears ornamental “trophies” recalling ancient Roman art: parade helmets and breastplates over cartouches supported by figures of a man and a woman. The hasp features an allegory of Abundance and a coat of arms that joins the crest of the Orsini family of Rome with that of the Sanseverino family of Naples, suggesting that the lock plate and hasp once belonged to a chest made in connection with a marriage between the two.

Gallery 357, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Lock Plate and Hasp
Lockplate and Hasp

Date:

c. 1550-1580

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Italian

Medium:

Gilded bronze

Dimensions:

7 x 7 inches (17.8 x 17.8 cm)

Classification:

Tools/Equipment

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds contributed in memory of David DuBon, 1994

Accession Number:

1994-162-1

Geography:

Made in Rome, Italy, Europe

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Gallery 357, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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