IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 156436 accession number: M.49B-1904 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Sunday 3 March 2024 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Rectangular convex copper plaque with a small hole in each corner, enamelled en grisaille with a little flesh pink, and red on a black ground, and gilded. Clear, unevenly applied counter-enamel, with a thick blob in the top right corner, and many pinholes. The Virgin is seated in the centre reading a book with groups of the disciples on either side. She wears a long cloak over her head and dress, and looks down at the book. The disciple nearest on the left is seated on an X-framed stool, and the nearest on the right is bearded and kneels. Only the heads and shoulders of the rest are shown. Above, there is a white line and black sky semé with red tadpole stars and with banks of clouds in the top corners. At top centre the Dove of the Holy Spirit is shown over a semi-circular red sun with straight and wavy gold rays. A white panel running across the bottomof the plaque is inscribed in black with gilding over it ‘TON ROYAINNE VIENNE/A NOUS’ (Thy kingdom come to us) preceded by two adorsed C scrolls, and followed by two small scrolls. A gold line runs round the edge of the scene and inscription. The reverse is inscribed in pale black with the number ‘III’. The plaque is set in an ill-fitting, rectangular, gilt-metal frame with repeating formal leaf border. The plaque is held into the frame by four bent over pins attached to the cardinal points on the reverse. object type: Rectangular copper plaque enamelled en grisaille with a little flesh pink and red on a black ground, and gilded. The descent of the Holy Spirit inscribed below 'TON ROYAINNE VIENNE/A NOUS'. One of a set with M.49A & C-F-1904 title: plaque NOTES ----- type: history note value: Uncertain; possibly Robert Napier, West Shandon, Dunbartonshire by 1865; sold Christie’s, 5 June, 1877, part of lot 2594; sold to Stettiner (probably Henri). An unidentified French sale in which the six plaques formed lot 289. An unidentified Italian owner or dealer before or after the sale. Frank McClean MA, FRS (1837–1904), Rusthall House, near Tunbridge Wells LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: Frank McClean creditline: Frank McClean Bequest STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/156436 PEOPLE ------------------- Virgin Mary Disciples SUBJECTS ------------------- prayer dove Descent of the Holy Spirit dove Descent of the Holy Spirit CATEGORIES ------ category: enamels category: Limoges painted enamels DATING ------ creation date: 1540 - 1550 creation date earliest: 1540 creation date latest: 1550 culture: 16th Century, Mid CREATORS -------- maker: Nouailher, Colin maker: Holbein, Hans, the younger maker: Monogrammist C. V. EXHIBITIONS HISTORY ------------------- title: Fitzwilliam Museum, McClean Bequest, Catalogue of the Mediaeval Ivories, Enamels, Jewellery, Gems and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed to the Museum By Frank McClean, M.A., F.R.S. CITATIONS -------- Fitzwilliam Museum, McClean Bequest, Catalogue of the Mediaeval Ivories, Enamels, Jewellery, Gems and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed to the Museum by Frank McClean, M.A., F.R.S. Quelques émaux de Colin Noailher et leurs modèles gravés Holbein’s Thatigkeit für Baseler Verleger Hollstein’s German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts 1400-1700, vol. XLIX Oberrheinische Buchillustration 2, Basler Buchillustration 1500-1545 Les acquisitions du Musée municipal de l’Evêché - musée de l’Email de Limoges The Wyvern Collection, Medieval and Renaissance Enamels and other Works of Art --- IMAGES surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa20/M_49_1904_202_20_281_29.jpg height: 760 pixels width: 632 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa20/mid_M_49_1904_202_20_281_29.jpg height: 601 pixels width: 500 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa20/M_49_1904_202_20_281_29.jpg height: 760 pixels width: 632 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa20/preview_M_49_1904_202_20_281_29.jpg height: 301 pixels width: 250 pixels surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa20/M_49_1904_202_20_282_29.jpg height: 760 pixels width: 636 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa20/mid_M_49_1904_202_20_282_29.jpg height: 597 pixels width: 500 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa20/M_49_1904_202_20_282_29.jpg height: 760 pixels width: 636 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa20/preview_M_49_1904_202_20_282_29.jpg height: 299 pixels width: 250 pixels surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/505/236/large_M_49B_1904_1_200801_mfj22_mas.jpg height: 1536 pixels width: 1024 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/505/236/mid_M_49B_1904_1_200801_mfj22_mas.jpg height: 750 pixels width: 500 pixels surrogate: original location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/M.49B-1904_1_200801_mfj22_mas.tif surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/505/236/preview_M_49B_1904_1_200801_mfj22_mas.jpg height: 375 pixels width: 250 pixels surrogate: zoom format: pyramid tiff location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/505/236/M_49B_1904_1_200801_mfj22_mas.ptif height: 4992 pixels width: 3328 pixels surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/505/242/large_M_49B_1904_2_200801_mfj22_mas.jpg height: 1536 pixels width: 1024 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/505/242/mid_M_49B_1904_2_200801_mfj22_mas.jpg height: 750 pixels width: 500 pixels surrogate: original location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/M.49B-1904_2_200801_mfj22_mas.tif surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/505/242/preview_M_49B_1904_2_200801_mfj22_mas.jpg height: 375 pixels width: 250 pixels surrogate: zoom format: pyramid tiff location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/505/242/M_49B_1904_2_200801_mfj22_mas.ptif height: 4992 pixels width: 3328 pixels