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Source Description
This elaborately carved door and frame was intended for use in a protected interior space as suggested by the delicate open tracery above and its use of polychromy. Though its original context is unknown, the door's placement may have been within either a domestic or ecclesiastical building. The inscription in Old French—<em>Mal vit qui ne mande</em>—is enigmatic and has been suggested to translate roughly as "He lives badly who does not ask." The source of the inscription is unclear but may have been a proverb or motto current during the time.
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Document identity
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96320
label
Door and Frame
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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96320
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object
title
Door and Frame
description
This elaborately carved door and frame was intended for use in a protected interior space as suggested by the delicate open tracery above and its use of polychromy. Though its original context is unknown, the door's placement may have been within either a domestic or ecclesiastical building. The inscription in Old French—<em>Mal vit qui ne mande</em>—is enigmatic and has been suggested to translate roughly as "He lives badly who does not ask." The source of the inscription is unclear but may have been a proverb or motto current during the time.
date
late 1400s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60740552
genreSpecific
Furniture and woodwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 278.9 x 104.8 x 14 cm (109 13/16 x 41 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
cul
France, late 15th century
accession
1916.2051
Source extras
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oak with traces of polychromy
tombstone
Door and Frame, late 1400s. France, late 15th century. Oak with traces of polychromy; overall: 278.9 x 104.8 x 14 cm (109 13/16 x 41 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1916.2051
collection
MED - Gothic
formerAccessionNumbers
1677.1916
citations
citation
"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 4, no. 2 (1917): 26-37.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 27
citation
"The Relation of the Museum to Local Industry." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 5, no. 10 (1918): 122-31.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 119
citation
"Closing Days of the Inaugural Exhibition." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 3, no. 3 (1916): 1-4.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 11; mentioned: p. 3
creditline
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
galleryDonorText
The Honey and Leighton Rosenthal Family Gallery
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:11:19.422000
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96320
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Medieval Art
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MED - Gothic
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oak with traces of polychromy
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photo
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