Plaque
late 13th century
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Plaque of champlevé enamel on gilded copper, pointed at the top and pierced there with a single hole.
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Materials and techniques | Copper gilt with champlevé enamel. |
Brief description | Copper gilt with champlevé enamel; French or Spanish, late 13th century. |
Physical description | Plaque of champlevé enamel on gilded copper, pointed at the top and pierced there with a single hole. |
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Gallery label | ST. LAWRENCE
Plaque from the end of a reliquary. Champlevé enamel on copper-gilt.
French (Limoges); 13th century
From the Spitzer Collection
A plaque depicting St. Matthias, which probably formed the other end of the same reliquary is in the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
Salting Bequest |
Object history | Originally in the collection of Baron Frédéric Spitzer (1815-1890). It was lot 391 in the 1893 sale of his collection and was bought by the collector George Salting for 580 Francs. He gave it to the Museum in 1910. |
Historical context | This plaque may be from a reliquary, another part of which -- a plaque of St James -- is in the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
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Accession number | M.571-1910 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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