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Source Description
In form, this object approximates an early 13th-century French reliquary shrine. The original shrines were made of gilded bronze and champlevé enamel. This 19th-century adaptation, however, is executed in plique-à-jour, or openwork, enamel with scenes of St. George and donors in the English late Gothic style. The sphinx-shaped feet are exotic, non-medieval additions. This shrine was originally shown in the "Gothic Room" that was installed in The Walters Art Museum in 1909. The room, created by the New York firm of L. Marcotte and Company, contained modern works that were intended to evoke the Gothic era rather than to deceive the visitor.
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Document identity
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25054
label
Reliquary Shrine
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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25054
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Reliquary Shrine
description
In form, this object approximates an early 13th-century French reliquary shrine. The original shrines were made of gilded bronze and champlevé enamel. This 19th-century adaptation, however, is executed in plique-à-jour, or openwork, enamel with scenes of St. George and donors in the English late Gothic style. The sphinx-shaped feet are exotic, non-medieval additions. This shrine was originally shown in the "Gothic Room" that was installed in The Walters Art Museum in 1909. The room, created by the New York firm of L. Marcotte and Company, contained modern works that were intended to evoke the Gothic era rather than to deceive the visitor.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, ca. 1909 (?); by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
late 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
reliquaries
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
30
height
18.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 13/16 x W: 7 5/16 in. (30 x 18.5 cm)
Source extras
med
gilded bronze, plique-à-jour enamel, and copper
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2059
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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