Limoges Plate (Calendar Plate for May)

Artist Workshop of Pierre Reymond (French, 1513 - 1584?)

Date16th century

MediumGrisaille painted enamel on a copper alloy form

DimensionsOverall: 5/8 × 7 3/4 inches (1.59 × 19.69 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust

Object number45-32/2

On View

Not on view

Collections

Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts

Terms

DescriptionInterior. Three female figures in foreground, central figure with lute, five men at table, background, gold, black and silver. Medallion enameled on back. Head of female in center.Provenance

Provenance

Edward J. Berwind (1848-1936), New York and The Elms, Newport, RI, by 1936;

By inheritance to his sister, Julia A. Berwind (1864-1961), New York and The Elms, Newport, RI, his nephew, Charles E. Dunlap (ca. 1889-1966) and his niece, Margaret (née Dunlap, 1891-1977) Behn, 1936-November 11, 1939;

Purchased at their sale, Valuable Objects of Art…from the Collection Formed by the Late Edward J. Berwind, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, November 11, 1939, lot 333, by Brummer Gallery, New York, stock no. N4477, 1939-October 8, 1945 [1];

Purchased from Brummer Gallery, through Harold Woodbury Parsons, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1945.

NOTES:

[1] The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Cloisters Library and Archives, Brummer Gallery Records, Gothic and Renaissance bronzes, dinanderie, iron, ivory, and silver, Object inventory card number N4477.

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