id:			106344
accession number:	1924.427
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1924.427
updated:		2025-02-08 23:30:33.268000

Miniature Excised from a Psalter: The Nativity, c. 1270. England, London(?), 13th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 9.5 x 12.2 cm (3 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade 1924.427

title:				Miniature Excised from a Psalter: The Nativity
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creation date:			c. 1270
creation date earliest:		1265
creation date latest:		1275
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creditline:			Gift from J. H. Wade
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culture:	England, London(?), 13th century
technique:	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Sheet: 9.5 x 12.2 cm (3 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
	opening date:   1941-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Silver Jubilee Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

	title:		When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story
	opening date:   1981-12-01T05:00:00
	<i>When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 1, 1981-January 17, 1982).

	title:		Illuminated Manuscripts
	opening date:   2004-10-10T00:00:00
	<i>Illuminated Manuscripts</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 10, 2004-October 2, 2005).

	title:		The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   2010-11-06T00:00:00
	<i>The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 6, 2010-April 17, 2011).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (10/10/2004 - 10/02/2005); "Illuminated Manuscripts"', 'opening_date': '2004-10-10T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland Museum of Art, (11/06/2010 - 04/17/2011); "The Glory Of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collections"', 'opening_date': '2010-11-06T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Durlacher Brothers, London (until 13 March, 1924)
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Illuminated Miniatures in the Cleveland Museum of Art." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 12</em>, no. 4 (April 1925): 61-71
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 64
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IMAGES

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