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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 example shows a knight kneeling before his lady in the central medallion and women holding coats-of-arms on the surround.
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Document identity
localId
9202
label
Gemellion with Kneeling Knight
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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9202
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title
Gemellion with Kneeling Knight
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 example shows a knight kneeling before his lady in the central medallion and women holding coats-of-arms on the surround.
provenance
Desmottes of Lille; Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 19-23, 1900, no. 7; Jacques Seligmann, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, May 16, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1250-1300 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Mosaics & Cosmati
bowls (vessels)
liturgical plates
liturgical objects
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.5
height
22.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/8 x Diam: 8 7/8 in. (3.5 x 22.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
French
style
Gothic
inscriptions
Inscription on shield engraved on the reverse: SIUT DEMARES; [Translation] I belong to Demares.
med
champlevé enamel on copper with gilding
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6229
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MED
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none
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