Title: Stanchion-Plate or Staple
Object type: Stanchion-plate or staple
Date: late 16th century
Culture: German
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
Credit line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1887
Department: Medieval Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY