Escutcheon
Royal Imperial Technical School for Ornamental Ironwork, Hradec Králové, Bohemia, second half of 19th century
Forged, engraved, and filed iron. This copy of a fourteenth-century escutcheon is shaped into a Gothic portal with columns flanking the keyhole, spirals, and hammered leaf ornament.
H: 9.5 cm / W: 5.5 cm
UMP 4461