Creator Information
Anonymous
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Date Information
16th century
Description
"The straps are reinforced with copper-gilt bands enameled in white and blue. The bosses are of gilt copper, circular in shape, with embossed centres. On these centers is engraved a curious allegorical composition, a man asleep with, beside him, a genius perched upon a skull; the whole relieved against a ground of blue and white enamel. From Arlincourt Collection. Provenance: Purchased by William Randolph Hearst from Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc., April 24, 1924 for $624.52; sold to Gimbel Bros., Inc., March 30, 1943 for $140."
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Source
Long Island University, Brookville, NY, http://liu.edu Photograph, William Randolph Hearst Archive, S/B lot 625, Art. #16, Album 8, p. 3