Plaque
ca. 1490 (made)
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This plaque was probably one of many originally made to decorate a cross. Separated and without context, it was later collected as an interesting artefact in its own right. It shows Saint Mathew holding a scroll bearing his name. The copper has been covered with a thin layer of gold. The colouring was produced by champlevé, or 'raised field', enamelling. The design was engraved in sections, filled with coloured enamel powders and then fired to create the hard and shiny surface.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Champlevé enamel, gilt copper |
| Brief description | Plaque from a cross; church plate; champlevé enamel, gilt copper; France, about 1490 |
| Physical description | Quatrefoil, decorated with a roundel containing a demi-figure of St. Matthew holding a scroll bearing his name. The foils are each filled with a leaf. The features of the evangelist are filled in with black, his scroll with red; the ground of the roundel in lapis blue and that of the foils in red and white. |
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| Credit line | Dr W.L. Hildburgh Bequest |
| Object history | See Registered 55/4478 A for information on this Bequest. |
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| Summary | This plaque was probably one of many originally made to decorate a cross. Separated and without context, it was later collected as an interesting artefact in its own right. It shows Saint Mathew holding a scroll bearing his name. The copper has been covered with a thin layer of gold. The colouring was produced by champlevé, or 'raised field', enamelling. The design was engraved in sections, filled with coloured enamel powders and then fired to create the hard and shiny surface. |
| Associated object | M.490-1956 (Ensemble) |
| Other number | EX LOAN 5129 - Previous loan number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.487-1956 |
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| Record created | September 25, 2008 |
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