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Plaque, probably from a Reliquary Shrine

Plaque, probably from a Reliquary Shrine

c. 1180–1190
gilded copper, champlevé and cloisonné enamel
Overall: 4.3 x 8.9 cm (1 11/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1953.275
Location: 106C Medieval Treasury

Description

This enamel plaque has been linked to the original decoration of the Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne Cathedral, attributed to Nicholas of Verdun, one of the most important goldsmiths of the late 12th century.
  • (Herbert N. Bier, London).
  • Hoffmann, Konrad, Florens Deuchler, Metropolitan Museum of Art The Year 1200: A Centennial Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 12 through May 10, 1970. New York, N.Y.: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970. Mentioned and reproduced: Vol. I, P. 181, no. 186
    Kemper, Dorothee. Die Goldschmiedearbeiten am Dreikönigenschrein: Bestand und Geschichte seiner Restaurierungen im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert : mit Beiträgen zu Materialanalysen und Herstellungstechniken. Köln : Verlag Kölner Dom, 2014. Mentioned: p. 487, No. 5.7.2.11 and p. 90, Kat. 393 (bd. 3); Reproduced: p. 486, Abb. 365
  • A Medieval Miscellany: Romanesque and Early Gothic Metalwork and Sculpture. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA (organizer) (February 14-28, 1974).
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