id: 124980 accession number: 1946.425.1 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.425.1 updated: Plaque (Appliqué), 1300s. Spain (Hispano-Moresque), 14th century. Translucent enamel on gold; overall: 2 x 3 cm (13/16 x 1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1946.425.1 title: Plaque (Appliqué) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1300s creation date earliest: 1300 creation date latest: 1399 current location: 110B Late Gothic creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund copyright: --- culture: Spain (Hispano-Moresque), 14th century technique: translucent enamel on gold department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Gothic type: Enamel find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 2 x 3 cm (13/16 x 1 3/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE (Brummer Gallery, Inc., New York). date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: This oblong plaque is decorated with pseudo-Kufic (fake Arabic) designs indicating that it was produced in Spain under Muslim influence. It may have served as an applied ornament to some article of personal adornment such as a belt. It is possible that the design was inspired by Arabic coinage. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1946.425.1/1946.425.1_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1946.425.1/1946.425.1_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1946.425.1/1946.425.1_full.tif