Photo of collection object Reliquary in Purse Form — Reliquary in Purse Form, c. 1320. copper, gilded and engraved; glass; rock crystal; precious stones; wood core, Overall: 17.2 x 13.4 x 7.7 cm (6 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1932.422. CC0.

Reliquary in Purse Form

c. 1320

Maker Unknown

Medieval Art

Reliquary in Purse Form, c. 1320. Germany, Upper Rhine, Southern Swabia, Gothic period, 14th century. Copper, gilded and engraved; glass; rock crystal; precious stones; wood core; overall: 17.2 x 13.4 x 7.7 cm (6 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1932.422

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Metalwork
Formatted Medium: copper, gilded and engraved; glass; rock crystal; precious stones; wood core
Medium: copper, gilded, engraved, glass, rock, crystal, precious, stones, wood, core
Dimensions: Overall: 17.2 x 13.4 x 7.7 cm (6 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.)
Departments: Medieval Art
Accession Number: 1932.422
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: Transformations of the Court Style: Gothic Art in Europe, 1270 - 1330, Die Zeit der frühen Habsburger: Dome u. Klöster, 1279-1379 (The Time of the Early Habsburgs: Cathedrals and Monasteries, 1279-1379)
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 106C Medieval Treasury

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