id:			169741
accession number:	2011.57
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2011.57
updated:		2025-05-08 11:22:04.722000

Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (6 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum; leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 2011.57

title:				Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (6 of 6 Excised Leaves)
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creation date:			c. 1420–30
creation date earliest:		1415
creation date latest:		1435
current location:		
creditline:			The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection
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culture:	France, Metz, 15th century
technique:	ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Manuscript
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CREATORS

* Henri d'Orquevaulx (French)  - artist

* Workshop  - artist

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measurements: Leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations
	opening date:   1999-12-19T00:00:00
	<i>The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 19, 1999-February 27, 2000).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, 19 December 1999 - 27 February 2000, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations, cat. 38, illus. p. 42.', 'opening_date': '1999-12-19T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Jehan de Poncy (d. 1605) and his wife, Marguerite
	date: before 1539 - after 1541
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	Bartlett Gurney (1756-1803), Norwich, England, bequeathed to his aunt Catherine Gurney
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	Catherine Gurney (1776–1850), Norwich, England, gifted to Rev. Edward Edwards
	date: -1808
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	Rev. Edward Edwards (1766-1849), Lynn, Norfolk, bequeathed to his godson William Hay Gurney, nephew of Catherine Gurney
	date: 1808-
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	William Hay Gurney (1827-1898), North Princeton
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	Sale: Christie's New York, April 7, 1978, Lot 226
	date: April 7, 1978
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	[Bruce Ferrini (1950-2010), Akron, OH, sold to Jeanne Miles Blackburn]
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	Ms. Jeanne Miles Blackburn, Maitland, Fl, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -2011
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2011-
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RELATED WORKS

	id: 		162536
	The Visitation: Leaf from a Book of Hours (5 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; each leaf: 16.1 x 12.5 cm (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 2003.172
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	id: 		162142
	The Nativity: Leaf from a Book of Hours (3 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; each leaf: 16.1 x 12.6 cm (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 2001.75
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	id: 		160816
	Annunciation to the Shepherds: Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; each leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 1999.128
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	id: 		160817
	Christ before Pilate: Leaf from a Book of Hours (2 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; each leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 1999.129
	relationship: 	

	id: 		162143
	The Ascension: Leaf from a Book of Hours (4 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum; overall: 15.9 x 11.6 cm (6 1/4 x 4 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 2001.76
	relationship: 	

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CITATIONS

	Christie, Manson &amp; Woods International Inc. <em>Printed Books and Manuscripts Including an Important Manuscript Map of Southeastern North America, 1721</em>. 1978.
	page number: 	Lot 226
	url:		

	Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 37; Reproduced: p. 42, cat. no. 38
	url:		https://archive.org/details/BlackburnIlluminations/page/n49

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