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Clasp with Equestrian Portrait of Johann Wilhelm

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Two silver-colored discs, thin and slightly concave, with a loop soldered to the center of the back of each; the loops are held together by a soldered metal oval, so the two discs are linked. Gadrooned rim; embossed design; equestrian figure at center, crowned and riding to right.
Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts Mr. and Mrs. James W. Thurber Front Royal VA Gift to the Fogg Art Museum 1942. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Thurber
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Title: Clasp with Equestrian Portrait of Johann Wilhelm
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Two silver-colored discs, thin and slightly concave, with a loop soldered to the center of the back of each; the loops are held together by a soldered metal oval, so the two discs are linked.
Gadrooned rim; embossed design; equestrian figure at center, crowned and riding to right.

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