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Plaque with Emblem
(Renaissance Europe )
A rectangular plaque displays an oval wreath of laurel leaves enframing a device composed of a pair of wings and a scroll inscribed: SVB VMBRA TVARVM [alarum]- a free rendering of verse 4 of Psalm 90, translated: "He will overshadow thee with his shoulders: and under his wings thou shalt trust." The scroll and wings are white; the ground lapis blue; the laurel leaves green, with clusters of fruit at the angles and fillets in amber color. In the corners sprays of leaves are indicated in gilding.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Anatole Demidoff, Prince of San Donato [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Collections de San Donato Sale, Paris, March 22, 1870, lot 468; Henry Willett, Brighton, England [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, London, April 7, 1905, no. 98; George Robinson Harding, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 11/28/1956 | Treatment | repaired |
| 10/8/1987 | Treatment | other |
| 11/20/1987 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation; examined for condition |
Geographies
France, Limoges (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 3/4 x W: 7 7/8 in. (22.3 x 20 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.284