Shield for the Field or Tournament (Targe), ca. 1450, German, Wood, leather, linen, gesso, pigments, silver, H. 22 in. (55.88 cm); W. 16 in. (40.64 cm), Shields, This shield is painted with a coat of arms belonging either to the Gottsmann family or to the related Türriegel family, both of Franconia. The female figure at the side holds a banderole inscribed in part with a motto in German: HAB MYCH ALS ICH BIN
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Shield, Field, Tournament, Targe, ca, 1450, German, Wood, leather, linen, gesso, pigments, silver, H, 22, 55.88 cm, W, 16, 40.64, Shields, shield, painted, coat, arms belonging, Gottsmann family, related Türriegel, family, Franconia, female figure, side holds, banderole inscribed, part, motto, HAB MYCH, ALS, ICH, BIN
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