Skip to main content

Plaque from a hat badge: MAR.M.283-1912

An image of Plaque
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Plaque
An image of Plaque
An image of Plaque
Current Location: Gallery 32 (Rothschild)

Titles

Plaque from a hat badge

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Probably)

Entities

Categories

Description

Gold embossed and chased with a battle scene

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 4.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1500 - 1600

Note

Accessioned as the top of a box, but probably a plaque from a hat badge. Probably Italian but possibly Northern European.

School or Style

Renaissance

Materials used in production

Gold

Techniques used in production

Embossing
Chasing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.283-1912
Primary reference Number: 119032

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Plaque from a hat badge" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/119032 Accessed: 2025-12-05 12:08:35

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/119032 |title=Plaque from a hat badge |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 12:08:35|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-119032

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa37/MAR_M_283_1912_1_201707_amt49_dc2.jpg"
        alt="Plaque from a hat badge"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Plaque from a hat badge</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo