Detail View: The AMICA Library: Tabernacle of Cherves
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.17.190.735
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Name-CRT:
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French
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Title:
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Tabernacle of Cherves
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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ca. 1220-1230
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Creation Start Date:
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1220
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Creation End Date:
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1230
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Materials and Techniques:
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Copper (plaques): engraved, scraped, stippled, and gilt; (appliqués): repoussé, chased, engraved, scraped, and gilt; champlevé enamel: medium blue, turquoise, medium green, yellow, red, and white
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Classification Term:
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Enamels-Champlevé
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Dimensions:
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30 11/16 x 18 1/8 x 9 13/16 in. (78 x 46 x 25 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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17.190.735
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Credit Line:
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Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
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Rights:
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Context:
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The tabernacle is the most celebrated of the objects found at Cherves in 1896, near the site of a ruined priory of the Grandmont order at Gandory. The accomplished openwork medallions depict events following the Crucifixion, including the Holy Women at the tomb on Easter Sunday (center left) and the Doubting of Thomas (upper right). With their strong emphasis on the physical Christ, these scenes are most appropriate for this cupboard for storing the bread of the Eucharist. It is one of only two tabernacles of Limoges work to survive. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.md17.190.735.R.tif
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