Book Cover Plaque: The Crucifixion
sculptor
Unknown
Dateabout 1200-1220
Place MadeLimoges, Limousin, France, Europe
MediumChamplevé enamel on copper, partly gilded
Dimensions22.9 x 10.8 cm (9 x 4 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsPlaques
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM27w21
eMuseum ID724399
EmbARK ObjectID12618
TMS Source ID1690
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 248. (as probably French, Limoges, about 1200)
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 56. (as Byzantine; enamelled copper plaque from a book cover)
Alan Chong and Giovanna De Appolonia. The Art of the Cross: Medieval and Renaissance Piety in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2001), pp. 51, 60-61, no. 3. (as French, Limoges, about 1200-1220)
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 56. (as Byzantine; enamelled copper plaque from a book cover)
Alan Chong and Giovanna De Appolonia. The Art of the Cross: Medieval and Renaissance Piety in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2001), pp. 51, 60-61, no. 3. (as French, Limoges, about 1200-1220)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer A.S. Drey, Munich on 11 August 1897 for 700 marks. (as 14th century)
