Pyx

Limoges (France)

first half of the 13th century

Object PlaceLimoges, France

Medium/TechniqueChamplevé enamel and gilding on copper

Dimensions8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Dr. Charles J. White

Accession number61.209

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsEnamels

Collections

Europe

ProvenanceBy 1889, presumably inherited from her husband by Mrs. T.F. Richardson, Washington, D.C. [see note 1]; April 5, 1932, inherited by her daughter Mrs. Charles J. White [see note 2]; by 1961, inherited by her husband Dr. Charles J. White, Boston, MA; 1961, gift of Dr. Charles J. White. (Accession date: April 12, 1961)

NOTES:
[1] From December 6, 1889, this object was lent to the MFA by the Mrs. T. F. Richardson as the property of "the late T.F. Richardson" (MFA Loan 1341, no. 5). [2] In 1932, the loan to the museum was transferred to Mrs. Charles J. White (MFA Loan No. 81.32).