Saint Paul
mid-15th century (?)
Object PlaceDinant, Belgium
Medium/TechniqueLatten (79.4% copper, 17.9% zinc, 1.1% lead, 1.6% tin)
Dimensions28.7 x 11.8 x 7.7 cm (11 5/16 x 4 5/8 x 3 1/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Francis Warden Fund
Accession number56.264
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
Provenance1446, possibly part of the baptismal font, St. Martin at Hall, Tournay [see note 1]. 1955, consigned by Gerard J. Stora to Raphael Stora, New York (stock no. C-140-3a-b); 1956, sold by Stora to the MFA for $3,100 [see note 2]. (Accession Date: April 12, 1956)
NOTES:
[1] This suggestion was made by Hanns Swarzenski in his curatorial recommendation for the purchase of this object and its companion (MFA accession nos. 56.263 and 56.264). [2] MFA object numbers 56.263 and 56.264 were purchased together.
NOTES:
[1] This suggestion was made by Hanns Swarzenski in his curatorial recommendation for the purchase of this object and its companion (MFA accession nos. 56.263 and 56.264). [2] MFA object numbers 56.263 and 56.264 were purchased together.
about 1500
about 1500
late 13th–14th century
mid-12th century (?)
late 14th–15th century
mid 6th–7th century
late 6th–early 7th century
7th - 9th century