Plaque: Prudentia (Prudence)

c. 1160

Maker Unknown

Medieval Art

Plaque: Prudentia (Prudence), c. 1160. Mosan, Valley of the Meuse, Gothic period, 12th century. Gilded copper, champlevé enamel; overall: 5.3 x 5.1 cm (2 1/16 x 2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.229

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Enamel
Formatted Medium: gilded copper, champlevé enamel
Medium: gilded, copper, champlevé, enamel
Dimensions: Overall: 5.3 x 5.1 cm (2 1/16 x 2 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: on front, in gilt lettering: Prudentia.
Departments: Medieval Art
Accession Number: 1952.229
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: Objects d'Art de Haute Curiosite, Paris, Hotel Drouot Salle No. 6, Le Vendredi 9 March, 1952, no. 100
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 106C Medieval Treasury