Plaque with Beasts
about 1185
Object PlaceCologne, Germany
Medium/TechniqueChamplevé enamel and gilding on copper
Dimensions3 x 8.7 cm (1 3/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Credit LineOtis Norcross Fund
Accession number47.1445
On View
Not on viewClassificationsEnamels
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1185, the Shrine of Saints Mauritius and Innocentius, Saint Servatius, Siegburg, Germany (original commission); 1902, removed from the shrine by Paul Beumers, Düsseldorf [see note 1]. 1939, B. Geladakis, Paris; August 21, 1939, sold by Geladakis to the Brummer Gallery, New York (stock no. P16054); 1947, sold by Joseph Brummer to the MFA for $3650. (Accession Date: November 13, 1947)
NOTES:
[1] See Hanns Swarzenski and Nancy Netzer, "Medieval Objects in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Enamels and Glass" (Boston, 1980), p. 64, cat. no. 15. Beumers restored several of the shrines in the Treasury of Saint Servatius in 1901-1902 and probably removed it at that time.
NOTES:
[1] See Hanns Swarzenski and Nancy Netzer, "Medieval Objects in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Enamels and Glass" (Boston, 1980), p. 64, cat. no. 15. Beumers restored several of the shrines in the Treasury of Saint Servatius in 1901-1902 and probably removed it at that time.
about 1185
about 1150–75
about 1150–75
third quarter of 12th century
last third of 12th century
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last quarter of 12th century
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