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Eglomisé Plaque with Apostle
Eglomisé Plaque with Apostle

Eglomisé Plaque with Apostle

14th century
Object PlaceItaly
Medium/TechniqueGlass with gold leaf and paint
Dimensions9.8 x 2.8 cm (3 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift in memory of Georg Swarzenski
Accession number1974.483
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsGlass
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1938, sold by Robert Forrer (b. 1866 - d. 1947), Strasbourg, to Georg Swarzenski (b. 1876 - d. 1957), Frankfurt and Boston [see note]; by descent to an anonymous donor; 1974, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 11, 1974)

NOTE: Probably purchased before Swarzenski immigrated to the United States in 1938. He first lent this plaque to the MFA in 1939.