id: 113549
accession number: 1932.537
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1932.537
updated: 2022-03-01 10:00:11.080000
Quatrilobed Plaque, c. 1280-1300. France, Paris, Ile-de-France, Gothic period, early 14th century. Gold, translucent enamel; overall: 4.8 x 4.8 cm (1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken 1932.537
title: Quatrilobed Plaque
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creation date: c. 1280-1300
creation date earliest: 1280
creation date latest: 1300
current location: 106C Medieval Treasury
creditline: The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken
copyright:
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culture: France, Paris, Ile-de-France, Gothic period, early 14th century
technique: Gold, translucent enamel
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Gothic
type: Metalwork
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 4.8 x 4.8 cm (1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
opening date: 1941-06-23T04:00:00
The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
title: Treasures of Medieval France
opening date: 1966-11-16T05:00:00
Treasures of Medieval France. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 16, 1966-January 29, 1967).
title: Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum
opening date: 1991-06-07T04:00:00
Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).
title: L'Art en France au temps de Philippe le Bel
opening date: 1998-03-01T00:00:00
L'Art en France au temps de Philippe le Bel. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, France (March 1-June 30, 1998).
title: Myth and Mystique: Cleveland's Gothic Table Fountain
opening date: 2016-10-09T00:00:00
Myth and Mystique: Cleveland's Gothic Table Fountain. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 9, 2016-February 26, 2017).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Paris, France. Galeries nationales du Grand Palias "L'art en France au temps de Philippe le Bel" 3/17 - 6/2/98; exh. cat. no. 134, p. 209-210.
The Cleveland Museum of Art (10/09/2016-02/26/2017); “Myth and Mystique: Cleveland’s Gothic Table Fountain”.
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PROVENANCE
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fun fact:
Julien was not the only artisan to produce émaux de plique; therefore, an exact attribution to an artist is problematic.
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wall description:
This rare four-lobed plaque is a superb example of émail de plique, a virtuoso enameling method popular in Paris during the late 1200s with the court of Philip the Fair (reigned 1285–1314). Plaques like this were prepared in advance to be attached to larger works including crosses, chalices, reliquaries, or even sewn into precious fabrics for decoration. Given the very distinctive shape of this plaque it is certain to have been created for a specific commission.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 148
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n39
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 53
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n77
Wixom, William D. Treasures from Medieval France. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967.
page number: Mentioned: p. 174; Reproduced: p. 175; cat. no.III-3
url: https://archive.org/details/TreasuresMedievalFrance/page/n201
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 52
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n74
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 58
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n78
Fliegel, Stephen N., and Elina Gertsman. Myth and Mystique: Cleveland's Gothic Table Fountain. 2016.
page number: Mentioned: p. 108-111
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Mikolic, Amanda, "A Gem of an Enamel", The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine, 16 (2017).
page number: p. 16
url: https://www.clevelandart.org/sites/default/files/May-June_2017_magazine_web.pdf
Distefano, Giampaolo. Esmaltis viridibus: lo smalto de plique tra XIII e XIV secolo. Savigliano: L'Artistica Editrice, 2021.
page number: cover, cat no. 6, pp. 158-159
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1932.537/1932.537_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1932.537/1932.537_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1932.537/1932.537_full.tif