Switzerland
1595
Pot metal; white glass with silver stain, enamel, and sanguine; flashed and abraded red
A: 31.1 x 21.2 (12 3/16 x 8 5/16); B: 31.2 x 21.1 (12 1/4 x 8 1/4)
A. and B. Mending leads; A. cracks and some paint loss; B. replacements at lower corners and in mantling on upper left
Provenance: Private Collection, England; Sibyll Kummer-Rothenhäusler, Zurich
Bibliography: Unpublished
Collection: Private Collection (Hillsborough, California)
Object/Accession: A. 371/19; B. 372/20
A. Arms of Matheus de Sancte Moritio, with knights. Arms: Gules a chevron in chief two mullets of five points and in base a cloud argent (Sancte Moritio); crest: over a barred helm to dexter a demi? wild man; mantling of the colors; B. Arms of Vincentius Benoist Seutter, with a battle scene. Arms: Gules a chevron or between three escallops argent two and one (Seutter); crest: over a barred helm affronté a demi-moor with an escallop on his necklace; mantling gules and or
Inscriptions: A. above arms: NECEDE MALIS (motto); below arms: MATHEVS DE SANCTO MOR[.]TI[.]/ “1”5″9″5″; B. above arms: VINCENTI PALMA; below arms: VINCENTIVS BENOIST SCVTTER/ BVRGOVND APVD HELVETIOS/ VICIS AGENS P C 1595 / BONI IVSTE VINCENT