Stanchion-Plate or Staple
Unknown Artist
late 16th century
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
Overall (embedded): 6 15/16 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. (17.6 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm) plate: 6 15/16 x 7/8 x 1/16 in. (17.6 x 2.2 x 0.2 cm) handle: 3 3/4 x 11/16 x 2 1/16 in. (9.6 x 1.7 x 5.2 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Iron
Culture
German
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1887
Accession Number
87.11.123