Escutcheon Plate with the Device of Ottheinrich, Count Pal

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Initially intended to reinforce the shaffron in the vulnerable forehead region, escutcheon plates became increasingly decorative in the sixteenth century, providing a prominent surface for heraldic display, personal emblems, and devices. This example is etched with an hourglass, and the (abbreviated) motto Mit der Zeit ("with time," in the sense of "all in good time")\u2013\u2013the device of Ottheinrich (1502\u20131559), Count Palatine of the Rhine.

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