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Morse with Apostles and Heraldic Shields

French (Artist)
mid 13th century (Medieval)
champlevé enamel on gilded copper, semiprecious stones
(Medieval Europe )

This morse, or clasp, was once sewn onto a bishop's cope (ceremonial robe). The two heraldic shields, added later, represent the arms of Léon and Castile (left) and England (right). These shields suggest that the clasp was adapted for use on a luxurious cape worn by either Eleanor of Castile (d. 1290) or her husband, King Edward I of England (d. 1307).

Provenance
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Frédéric Spitzer, Paris, by purchase; Sale, Paul Chevallier and Charles Mannheim, April 17, 1893, no. 276; Caspar Bourgeois and Stephen Bourgeois, Cologne; Bourgeois Sale, Cologne, October 19, 1904, no. 395; Henri Daguerre, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

1961 A Medieval Treasury from Southern Collections. Ackland Art Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
11/8/1983 Treatment cleaned
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Geographies

France, Limoges (Place of Origin)

Measurements

4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (11.5 x 17.2 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924

Location in Museum

Centre Street: Third Floor: Romanesque and Gothic Art

Accession Number

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53.49

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