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

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ClassificationsEnamels

Collections

Europe

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.