Creator Information
Anonymous
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Date Information
16th - 17th century
Description
It is etched and gilt on a black ground with the arms of Saxony and the Arch-Marshalship of the Holy Roman Empire; also with the figures of Marcus Curtius and Mucius Scoevola. There are lion-headed marginal rivets, with rings used for attaching garlands to celebrate victory. It retains one of its original ear-pieces of three plates.
Exhibited in the South Kensington Museum.
Provenance: Purchased by William Randolph Hearst from S. J. Whawell Sale, through Sotheby & Co., London, England, May 3 - 6, 1927.
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Source
Long Island University, Brookville, NY, http://liu.edu Photograph, William Randolph Hearst Archive, S/B lot 1033, Art. #119, Album 7, p. 19