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Source Description
This plaque came from the arm of a cross. It was originally attached to a wooden cross form; when the wood decomposed, the individual pieces became separated or lost. It shows St. John and the arm of an angel coming out of clouds. The angel's hand holds the suspension chains for a censer. The matching censer appears on a central cross panel depicting Christ Crucified now in Paris (Musée National du Moyen Age). The cross was made by the Master of the Royal Plantagenet for Mathons, a priory of the Abbey of Grandmont, and displays the extraordinary workmanship of Limoges artists in the late 12th century.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
29424
label
Cross Fragment with St. John
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
29424
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cross Fragment with St. John
description
This plaque came from the arm of a cross. It was originally attached to a wooden cross form; when the wood decomposed, the individual pieces became separated or lost. It shows St. John and the arm of an angel coming out of clouds. The angel's hand holds the suspension chains for a censer. The matching censer appears on a central cross panel depicting Christ Crucified now in Paris (Musée National du Moyen Age). The cross was made by the Master of the Royal Plantagenet for Mathons, a priory of the Abbey of Grandmont, and displays the extraordinary workmanship of Limoges artists in the late 12th century.
provenance
Henri Daguerre, Paris; Arthur Sachs, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Jacques Seligmann and Co., New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1964, by purchase.
date
late 12th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
crosses (objects)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.7
height
7.7
depth
0.3
dimensionsRaw
3 7/16 x 3 x 1/8 in. (8.7 x 7.7 x 0.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
French
style
Romanesque
med
champlevé enamel on gilded copper
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
680
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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f5754b5da0b10a52