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Monstrance

ca 1350 (made)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Italy, Florence, 14th century
Church plate, Continental

Object details

Object type
Monstrance
Materials and techniques
Copper Gilt
Enamel
Brief description
Italy, Florence, 14th century
Church plate, Continental
Dimensions
  • Base of foot to top of finial height: 39.5cm
  • Across underside of foot; maximum diameter diameter: 13.5cm
Gallery label
MONSTRANCE
Copper-gilt champlevé enamel plaques
Italian (Tuscany); about 1330-70
From the Uzielli collection
Object history
Arnolfo exhibition RF.2005/404
Bibliographic reference
Bemporad, Dora Liscia. 'Reliquario della scodella e del bicchiere di san Francesco'. Catalogue entry, in: Angelo Tartuferi and Francesco D'Arelli, eds, L'Arte di Francesco: Capolavori d'arte italiana e terre d'Asia dal XIII al XV secolo. [Catalogue of the exhibition held 31 March - 11 October 2015, Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence]. Florence: Giunti, 2015. ISBN 978 88 09 80801 0
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
7546-1861

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Record createdJune 7, 2006
Record URL
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