Limoges Plate
CultureFrench
Date16th century
MediumTranslucent painted enamel
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 inches (20 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number45-32/4
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DescriptionBlue-gold, black, white, green. Three robed male figures in foreground, nude cherubim seated on couch, robed male figure at proper right, multicolor dragon border. Medallion enameled on back.ProvenanceV. Everitt Macy (1871-1930), Tannersville, NY, by 1930;
Macy estate, 1930-January 7, 1938;
Purchased at its sale, The V. Everitt Macy Collection…sold by order of the executors, American Art Association Anderson Galleries, New York, January 7, 1938, lot 304, by Brummer Gallery, New York, stock no. N4229/B, 1938-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 N4229ab.
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