| Title | Brocaded tablet woven belt and metal plaques |
| Entry # | GGC2021.036 |
| Alternate Names | Belt, Girdle |
| Year | 1300 |
| Time range | 1200-1400 |
| Era | High Medieval |
| Gender | Unisex |
| region | Europe |
| Countries/cultures | Europe |
| Maker | Kristine nic Tallieur, |
| Difficulty | 5 |
| Confidence | Extant fragment |
Intro:
Various belts.
Description:
Inspiration Images
Common Materials
- Fabrics:
- Linen, silk, gold wire, bronze/copper alloy
- Ornamentation:
Effective Substitutions
- Fabrics:
- Silk, cotton, linen, wool, mylar thread, brass, bronze
- Ornamentation:
Ensemble Components
Accessories
- The buckle is a reproduction of a 1400’s buckle found in the British museum purchased from an SCA vendor.
Source/Links
Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Italy,_Sicily,_end_of_11th_century_-_Two_Galloon_Fragments_Mounted_Together_-_1940.492.a_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.tif
| Version | 1 |
| date | 1/9/2022 |
| Source of Period Pic | Wikipedia commons, Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Model | |
| Photographer | Vincent De Vere |
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