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Source Description
This censer made in Germany is typical of the style popular in western Europe at the end of the fifteenth century. The intersecting raised bands mimic the complex vaulting systems used in late Gothic churches, and the openwork areas are reminiscent of the tracery found in the windows of these buildings.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
9570
label
Censer
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
9570
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Censer
description
This censer made in Germany is typical of the style popular in western Europe at the end of the fifteenth century. The intersecting raised bands mimic the complex vaulting systems used in late Gothic churches, and the openwork areas are reminiscent of the tracery found in the windows of these buildings.
provenance
Frédéric Spitzer, Paris, by purchase; Sale, Paul Chevallier and Charles Mannheim, April 17, 1893, no. 347; Charles Borradaile, Brighton, by purchase; George Robinson Harding, London, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase.
date
1498 (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
incense burners
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall H with chain: 28 3/4 in. (73 cm); Body H: 10 x Diam: 4 9/16 in. (25.4 x 11.6 cm); Hanger H: 2 11/16 x Diam: 3 1/4 in. (6.8 x 8.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
German
style
Gothic
inscriptions
[Inscription] On interior: 1498
med
gilded silver
creator_ids
6211
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REN
MED
exhibition_ids
1967
666
2576
3310
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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a4358bf8d866d211
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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a313576598561b87
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no
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no