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Quatrilobed Plaque: The Annunciation

c. 1350–1400

Spain, Catalonia?, 14th century

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Medium
translucent enamel (basse-taille) on silver
Measurements
Overall: 8.3 x 8.3 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1922.312.1
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Location
110B Late Gothic
Print

Description

These plaques were probably originally placed at the end of the arms of a processional cross. They are decorated in an enameling technique called basse-taille in which colorful translucent enamel pastes are fused over an engraved and chased silver plaque.
A four-lobed translucent enamel on silver plaque depicts the Annunciation featuring figures with light skin. On our left, the winged Angel Gabriel faces the Virgin Mary with arms crossed. Mary, on our right, looks toward Gabriel with one hand held near her chest. Both have silver halos against a pink background and green ground. A white dove flies in the blue-gridded sky, and a book rests on a stand at the far right.

Quatrilobed Plaque: The Annunciation

c. 1350–1400

Spain, Catalonia?, 14th century

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