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Cross Fragment with St. John
(Medieval Europe )
This plaque came from the arm of a cross. It was originally attached to a wooden cross form; when the wood decomposed, the individual pieces became separated or lost. It shows St. John and the arm of an angel coming out of clouds. The angel's hand holds the suspension chains for a censer. The matching censer appears on a central cross panel depicting Christ Crucified now in Paris (Musée National du Moyen Age). The cross was made by the Master of the Royal Plantagenet for Mathons, a priory of the Abbey of Grandmont, and displays the extraordinary workmanship of Limoges artists in the late 12th century.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henri Daguerre, Paris; Arthur Sachs, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Jacques Seligmann and Co., New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1964, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1994 | Art of the Romanesque. University Art Gallery, South Bend. |
Geographies
France, Limoges (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 7/16 x 3 x 1/8 in. (8.7 x 7.7 x 0.3 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the S. & A.P. Fund, 1964
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.646