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Plate I

Reliquary Shrine
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Reliquary Shrine

Attributed to Jean de Touyl, artist

One of only four surviving shrines of this type, combining gilded silver architecture with translucent enamel scenes.

Date
ca. 1325–50
Reference
470310

Record

Culture
French
Medium
Gilded silver, translucent enamel, paint
Dimensions
open: 10 × 16 × 3 5/8 in. (25.4 × 40.6 × 9.2 cm) closed: 10 × 6 9/16 × 3 5/8 in. (25.4 × 16.7 × 9.2 cm)
Origin
Paris, France

In the Tapestry

Made in
ParisA

Provenance and history

  1. ca. 1325–50

    Created by Attributed to Jean de TouylA

Sources

  1. A
  2. B

    collectionapi.metmuseum.org

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