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Source Description
A gemellion (from the Latin geminus, meaning "twin") is one of a pair of basins used for hand washing, either at home or during the Mass. Water was poured from the spouted bowl and was caught in the second bowl placed below. Many gemellions made in the enamel manufacturing center of Limoges, France, were decorated with secular-themed designs of birds, beasts, or courtly scenes. This bowl shows a rider on horseback hunting with his bird of prey and two dogs in the central medallion and busts of angels on the surround.
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localId
29938
label
Gemellion with Hunting Scene and Busts of Angels
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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29938
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object
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normalized
title
Gemellion with Hunting Scene and Busts of Angels
description
A gemellion (from the Latin geminus, meaning "twin") is one of a pair of basins used for hand washing, either at home or during the Mass. Water was poured from the spouted bowl and was caught in the second bowl placed below. Many gemellions made in the enamel manufacturing center of Limoges, France, were decorated with secular-themed designs of birds, beasts, or courtly scenes. This bowl shows a rider on horseback hunting with his bird of prey and two dogs in the central medallion and busts of angels on the surround.
provenance
Milanese Collection; H. Wareham Harding, New York, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, November 1921, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
13th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
bowls (vessels)
liturgical plates
liturgical objects
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm) (diam.)
Source extras
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French
style
Gothic
RelatedObjects
10552
med
champlevé enamel on copper with gilding
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
246
2752
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1
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0
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photo
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