Escutcheon Plate with the Device of Ottheinrich, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1502–1559), ca. 1525

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Escutcheon Plate with the Device of Ottheinrich, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1502–1559), ca. 1525, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, H. 5 1/4 in. ( cm); W. 5 3/8 in. ( cm); Wt. 3 oz. (93 g), Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, Initially intended to reinforce the shaffron in the vulnerable forehead region, escutcheon plates became increasingly decorative in the sixteenth century, providing a prominent surface for heraldic display, personal emblems, and devices

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Size: 4466px × 4449px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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