Fire plate with allegory on the Peace of Munster, Fire plate made of cast iron, with a semicircular top. Central is the personification of Peace with a palm branch in her hand, draped above her canvases and the inscription PAX. Peace is on weapons and two men. Immediately next to Peace the inscription Ao 1648 24OC. The whole is framed with a border, decorated with a pearl border and a virtue on either side: left Prudentia with mirror and snake in the hands, right Temperantia with tazza and jug. At the top an angel's head amidst fruits, at the bottom mirrored S-volutes. The top is crowned with three buttons with two ascending dolphins on either side, peace, Prudence, 'Prudentia', 'Prudenza' (Ripa), one of the Four Cardinal Virtues, Temperance, 'Temperantia', 'Temperanza' (Ripa), Münster, anonymous, Germany, after c. 1648 - c. 1675, iron (metal), founding, h 112.0 cm × w 81.0 cm × w 65.0 kg
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Fire plate, allegory, Peace, Munster, cast iron, semicircular top, Central, personification, palm branch, hand, draped, canvases, inscription PAX, weapons, two men, Immediately next, inscription Ao 1648 24OC, whole, framed, border, decorated, pearl border, virtue, side, left Prudentia, mirror, snake, hands, right Temperantia, tazza, jug, top, angel's head amidst fruits, bottom mirrored S-volutes, crowned, three buttons, two ascending dolphins, peace, Prudence, Prudentia, Prudenza, Ripa, Four Cardinal Virtues, Temperance, Temperantia, Temperanza, Münster, Germany, c, 1648, 1675, iron, metal, founding
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