Clasp

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 165

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Henricus Boelen

Title

Clasp

Place

New York City (Object made in)

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c. 1720–1750

Medium

Gold

Inscriptions

initals "C/RE" in Roman c apitals engraved on back; incompletely struck maker's mark of " / ? / B" in oval

Dimensions

0.6 × 3.2 × 0.4 cm (1/4 × 1 1/4 × 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Charles C. Haffner III

Reference Number

1984.48

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