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| Keywords: Italian - Pen Case - Walters 73139 - Side A.jpg The sides of this pen case and cover are pierced for a suspension strap so that it could be used to transport quill pens which tended to be messy Two unidentified coats of arms are embossed on its exterior Below one is the inscription alta petit he seeks lofty things and the other reads humilitas humility The decoration was embossed in the leather after it was boiled to make it malleable ca 1500 Early Modern leather cm 17 5 7 6 7 1 accession number 73 139 16720 Edwin R Lubin Works of Art New York Walters Art Museum 1986 by purchase Museum purchase 1986 Transcription alta petit; Translation he seeks lofty things; Transcription humilitas; Translation humility place of origin north Italy Walters Art Museum license Leather embossing cases Leather cases Embossed Renaissance applied arts in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
