id: 113549
accession number: 1932.537
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1932.537
updated: 2025-02-09 00:04:26.741000
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
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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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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, Cleveland, OH (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
* {'description': '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.', 'opening_date': '1998-06-02T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (10/09/2016-02/26/2017); “Myth and Mystique: Cleveland’s Gothic Table Fountain”.', 'opening_date': '2016-10-09T00:00:00'}
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CITATIONS
H. F. “A Quatrefoil Medallion of Translucent Enamel.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 20, no. 3 (March 1933): 38–41.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 38-41
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25137537
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
Milliken, William Mathewson. “Gifts to the Cleveland Museum of Art.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 61, no. 10 (December 1974): 371–383.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 371
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25152561
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
Mikolic, Amanda. "A Gem of an Enamel: Take a look at a tiny 13th-century plaque from Paris.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 57, no. 3 (May/June 2017): 16.
page number: Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 16.
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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