The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Plaque: Simon and Thaddaeus

c. 1160

Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Romanesque period, 12th century

gilded copper, champlevé enamel
Overall: 6.1 x 6.3 cm (2 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.462.1
Location: 106C Medieval Treasury

Description

It is likely this pair of enamel plaques depicting the apostles Simon with Thaddeus and Thomas with Matthew once formed part of the decoration of a portable altar, a reliquary triptych, or some other kind of liturgical object.
  • Albin Chalandon, Lyons; (Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., New York).
  • George, Philippe, and Nigel Morgan. Orfèvrerie septentrionale, XIIe et XIIIe siècle. Namur : Institut du Patrimoine Wallon, 2016. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 76
  • Paris 1913, Exposition d'objects d'art du Moyen Age et de la Renaissance, organise par le Marquise de Ganay a L'Ancien Hotel de Sagan
  • {{cite web|title=Plaque: Simon and Thaddaeus|url=false|author=|year=c. 1160|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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