fiel contraste... platero puesto
English translation: hallmarker
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| na | It/they is/are not stamped with the mark of the hallmarker nor that of the silversmith ... |
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see below Explanation: "Platero" and "puesto" don't go together, it's "silversmith, as/because/since ..." (puesto que). |
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It/they is/are not stamped with the mark of the hallmarker nor that of the silversmith ... Explanation: qqq Gran. Dic. esp.-ing. Larousse, Dic. de t�rminos de arte ..., Fat�s y Borr�s |
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NOTE Explanation: I have NO idea of "contraste", but just think, in those days two people were the most important characters in religious art: the donor and the maker. In fact, before the 15th century in Spain (particularly in Catalonia) the sculptors were usually Sephardic Jews... too unclean to sign, I guess. (This is only in Spain, further North they weren't allowed to touch religious art by the guilds, but religious artists in Spain had a low enough station before the Baroque period). Gabrielle Sed-Rajna, L'art juif |
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add'l info Explanation: "Fiel, fiel contraste: Cofrade responsable de la ley y calidad del trabajo en las piezas dentro del gremio de los plateros. Hasta el s. XVIII marcaba las piezas con el punzón del fiel contraste, que llevaba su nombre y era distinto del que utilizaba como platero. En algunas ciudades era obligatorio que este punzón llevase además las dos últimas cifras del año." "Hallmark: The official mark of the Goldsmith's Company, stamped on gold and silver articles at Goldsmith's Hall in London to attest their purity; hence, any mark similarly used...." "Hallmark v.t. To stamp with a hallmark. —hallmarker" Dic. de t�rminos de arte ..., Fat�s y Borr�s; Webster's New Int'l Dic., 2d ed., unabridged |
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