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Knight with Shield and Battle Scene; Arms of Pfyffer Von Altishofen and Am Rhyn

KNIGHT WITH SHIELD AND BATTLE SCENE; ARMS OF PFYFFER VON ALTISHOFEN AND AM RHYNSwitzerland
Late 16th century
Pot metal, white glass with silver stain
35 x 29-30 (13 3/4 x 11 1/8 – 11 13/16) (approx.)
The inscription is modern; the rest may be heavily restored

Provenance: Mrs. Naumburg, New York
Bibliography: Fogg Museum Annual Report (1929-1930), 3; Ann Fitzgerald, typescript list, c. 1935, Fogg Museum Archives

Collection: Harvard University: William Hayes Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Object/Accession: Naumburg Room, glass rx, window s u b4

Arm: Quarterly r and 4 sable a crescent between three mullets of six points or, 2 and 3 argent a mill rind between three fleurs-de-lis sable
Inscription: RUDOLF UTDORFER / 1600 (modern)

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Entry From: Checklist I Filed Under: Cambridge, Harvard University, Massachusetts, William Hayes Fogg Art Museum

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