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Belt buckle of cantle work
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Belt buckle decorated with gold cantille work. By creating three-dimensional forms with thin gold wire, the suggestion of a voluminous jewel is evoked. This style, inspired by embroidery, was popular in the period 1820-1840. Cantille work is fragile and some of the so-called 'spiderwebs' have been lost.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineCeintuurgesp van cantillewerk. 1824 - 1830. Guillaume Louis Ploem. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
