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Artist: Unknown
Reliquary Chasse with Angels
ca. 1220
Champlevé enamel, gilt copper, and rock crystal
17 × 23.5 × 8.9 cm (6 11/16 × 9 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)
Maitland F. Griggs, B.A. 1896, Fund
1949.101
Status:
On view
Culture:
French, Limoges
Period:
13th century
Classification:
Containers - Metals
Provenance:
French & Co., Inc., New York; Edson Bradley Collection, New York; Joseph Brummer Collection, New York; "Part Two of the Notable Art Collection belonging to the estate of the late Joseph Brummer," Public Sale (Auction), Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York on 11-14 May 1949; Purchased on 14 May 1949 (as Limoges Champleve Enamel Chasse, French early 13th century).
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
