Shield - with the palatine arms of the Esterházy family

Round, slightly sloping, with an applied ornamen-tation in the central field. 1. On one of the shields there is a griffin holding sword — a heraldic motif of the coat-of-arms of the Esterhazy family — it is surrounded with a wreath, chased and embossed. 2. On the other shield there is an engraved ornamentation stylized flowers and foliage on a round plate. Applied fittings with precious stones — 15 pieces — and star-shaped, riveted settings cover the surface. The set coloured beads are imitations of emerald and garnet. Presumably one of the two objects is mentioned in the following item of the 1725, inventory of the Esterhazy treasury in Frakno: "A silvered shield, set with stones, with the coat-of-arms of the Esterhazy family" (Inventarium Thesauri Fraknensis Anno 1725. Almarium Sub. Nris 9- et lo. Nro. 4. — Inventory of the Museum of Applied Arts 236/1957). The item of the inventory is published and it is assumed that these weapons must have belonged to the equipment of the army taking part in the siege of Buda.