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Medieval and Renaissance enamels and other works of art in the Wyvern Collection
04/2022 | 1429 | 164
Pages: 374-379
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Author:
Westermann-Angerhausen, Hiltrud (Westermann-Angerhausen, Hiltrud; Angerhausen, Hiltrud Westermann-)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Wyvern Collection
places:
Limoges
styles:
Romanesque / Gothic art
subjects:
Medieval art / Renaissance art
subjects:
Enamels / Gilding / Goldsmiths / Crystals / Stained glass / Ivory / Bronzes / Tapestry (process)
subjects:
Chalices / Caskets / Drinking horns / Jewellery / Paxes
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. Badge of St Margaret. Probably eastern France, second half of the fifteenth century. Alloy of gold and copper, 5.9 by 4 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Attributed works:
6. Horn, by Léonard Limosin. Limoges, 1538. Enamel painted on copper with silver fittings, mounted on a cow’s horn, length 30.5 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Attributed works:
7. Head of the Virgin. Northern Spain, c.1270–1300. Wood, paint, gilding and gesso, height 59 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Attributed works:
8. Head of the mourning Virgin. France (Paris or Normandy), c.1530–40. Clear glass painted with stipple shading, leaded in a later setting, 13.5 by 11.5 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Western art unattributed:
1. Phylactery. Mosan, c.1160–70. Champlevé enamel on copper with gilding, vernis brun, rock crystal and gems on a wooden core, 22.5 by 22 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Western art unattributed:
2. Chrismatory. Anglo-Saxon, c.800, and Carolingian, late 9th century. Repoussé copper-alloy sheets with gilding and silver on an oak core, height 15.6 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Western art unattributed:
3. Plaque. England, c.1180–1200. Champlevé enamel on copper with gilding, height 5.7 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).
Western art unattributed:
5. Travelling chalice. Lower Rhine (probably Cologne), c.1240–50. Silver, parcel-gilt, with filigree, pearls and semi-precious stones, height 8.2 cm. (The Wyvern Collection).