Belt, early 17th century, with later additions, Hungarian, Brassó, Gilded silver, turquoise, glass pastes, silk velvet, metal threads, Overall: 33 1/16 in. (84 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Belts were showpieces, and though not worn every day, they might suffer over time due to the fragility of the textiles and delicate goldsmith work on them. Thus six of the rosettes in this example are nineteenth-century replacements
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Belt, early 17th century, later additions, Hungarian, Brassó, Gilded silver, turquoise, glass pastes, silk velvet, metal threads, Overall, 33 1/16, 84 cm, Metalwork-Silver, Belts, showpieces, worn every day, might suffer, time due, fragility, textiles, delicate goldsmith, work, Thus six, rosettes, example, nineteenth-century replacements
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