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Source Description
This finely worked plaque of the Virgin was originally placed on the left arm of a very large cross. The outer border has decorative characters resembling Arabic known as pseudo-Kufic script. A nearly identical psuedo-kufic border is found on a enamel plaque in London (Victoria and Albert Museum). The two plaques are thought to be from the same cross. The London plaque has an inscription quoting a little known text on St. Stephen of Muret, founder of the Order of Grandmont. This inscription suggests that these plaques were made under the auspices of the Abbey of Grandmont, one of the most influential patrons of Limoges enamellers in the early 13th century.
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Document identity
localId
4705
label
Cross Fragment of the Mourning Virgin
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
4705
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cross Fragment of the Mourning Virgin
description
This finely worked plaque of the Virgin was originally placed on the left arm of a very large cross. The outer border has decorative characters resembling Arabic known as pseudo-Kufic script. A nearly identical psuedo-kufic border is found on a enamel plaque in London (Victoria and Albert Museum). The two plaques are thought to be from the same cross. The London plaque has an inscription quoting a little known text on St. Stephen of Muret, founder of the Order of Grandmont. This inscription suggests that these plaques were made under the auspices of the Abbey of Grandmont, one of the most influential patrons of Limoges enamellers in the early 13th century.
provenance
Collection Chappée, Le Mans (?); Brimo De Laroussilhe, Paris, by purchase; Henri Daguerre, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1210-1220 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
crucifixes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
26.4
height
16.5
depth
3.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 3/8 x W: 6 1/2 x D: 1 3/8 in. (26.4 x 16.5 x 3.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
French
style
Gothic
inscriptions
[Maker's mark] M on the reverse
med
champlevé enamel on gilded copper, glass
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
305
306
335
3363
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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