Brass (alloy)

Scope note

Alloy of copper and zinc, usually with copper as the major alloying element and zinc up to 40% by weight. MMAHM

This term has 816 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Object name

Getty AAT term number

300010946

Broader Terms used

Narrower Terms used

admiralty metal
cartridge brass
latten
Muntz metal
manganese bronze
naval brass
orichalcum
red brass
tombac

Term used for

alloy, copper-zinc
brass
copper-zinc alloy

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

Watchman's clock

Maker(s)

Clockmaker: Anonymous

Tsuba

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Tsuba

Knife

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Tsuba

Folding fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Folding fan

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Brisé fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Expulsion of Heliodorus Fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown
Production: Solimena, Francesco (After)

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Unidentified

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Jetons and jewelry pieces

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Lauer, Ludwig Christian (Inferred)
Mint: Nuremberg

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Jetons and jewelry pieces

Maker(s)

Issuer: Lauer, Johann Jacob
Mint: Nuremberg

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Jetons and jewelry pieces

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Ruler: Albert, Prince Consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Lauer, Ludwig Christian

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Jetons and jewelry pieces

Maker(s)

Ruler: Louis XIV (1643-1715) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Hofman, Wolf

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Jetons and jewelry pieces

Maker(s)

Ruler: Caesar, Gaius Julius (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Nuremberg

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Jetons and jewelry pieces

Maker(s)

Ruler: Joseph II (1765-90) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Lauer, Ernst Ludwig Sigmund
Mint: Nuremberg

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Jetons and jewelry pieces

Maker(s)

Mint: Nuremberg

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Jetons and jewelry pieces

Maker(s)

Ruler: Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Lauer, Johann Jacob
Mint: Nuremberg

Watch

Maker(s)

Case maker: Carpenter, Thomas

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Case for Portuguese ewer and basin

Maker(s)

Retailer: Garrard, R. & S., and Company

Watch

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Breastplate (body armour)

Maker(s)

Breastplate (body armour)

Maker(s)

Backplate (body armour)

Maker(s)

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