2-721-257 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Silver Gilt Morse', mid 15th century?, (1881). Etching of a morse (clasp for a liturgical vestment), possibly made in Germany. The border is decorated with foliage and pearls, with an enamelled central scene depicting the Adoration of the Magi. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]