Reliquary Casket
maker
Unknown
Dateabout 1200-1250
Place MadeLimoges, Limousin, France, Europe
MediumChamplevé enamel on copper with semi-precious stones
Dimensions16.5 x 13.5 x 8 cm (6 1/2 x 5 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsLiturgical Containers
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM27w42
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryCreated in the Middle Ages for important ecclesiastical and royal patrons, the colorful enamels of Limoges, France were renowned throughout Europe. Four figures of saints decorate the front of this reliquary casket which would house the relics (fragments of bone, skin, or hair) of a holy person. Isabella purchased it in 1897 when she and her husband Jack were visiting Munich, Germany. She placed it with other liturgical items in the Ecclesiastical Case in the Long Gallery.
Id728798
Last Updated8/14/24
EmbARK ObjectID12661
Source ID1725
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