Photo of collection object Letter P with the Legend of Saint Philip
Letter P with the Legend of Saint Philip, ca. 1500–before 1506. Boxwood; later (18th century) embroidered silk pouch, Open: 2 13/16 × 3 7/8 × 1/4 in. (7.1 × 9.9 × 0.7 cm) Closed: 2 13/16 × 1 15/16 × 1/2 in. (7.1 × 5 × 1.2 cm) Open with tenon: 2 13/16 × 3 7/8 × 3/8 in. (7.1 × 9.9 × 1 cm) Pouch: 3 1/8 × 2 3/16 × 1/2 in. (7.9 × 5.5 × 1.3 cm). Purchase, The Cloisters Collection; Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, by exchange; Bequest of Fannie F. Einstein, in memory of Emanuel Einstein, by exchange; The Michel David-Weill Foundation, Caroline Howard Hyman, and The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts Gifts; and Bequest of Mrs. A. M. Minturn, Gift of Alice M. Dike, Bequest of Gwynne M. Andrews, and Fletcher Fund, by exchange, 2017, 2017.10a, b. public-domain.

Letter P with the Legend of Saint Philip

ca. 1500–before 1506

Maker Unknown

The Cloisters

Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Sculpture, Miniature, Woodwork
Formatted Medium
Boxwood; later (18th century) embroidered silk pouch
Locations
country: Netherlands
Dimensions
Open: 2 13/16 × 3 7/8 × 1/4 in. (7.1 × 9.9 × 0.7 cm) Closed: 2 13/16 × 1 15/16 × 1/2 in. (7.1 × 5 × 1.2 cm) Open with tenon: 2 13/16 × 3 7/8 × 3/8 in. (7.1 × 9.9 × 1 cm) Pouch: 3 1/8 × 2 3/16 × 1/2 in. (7.9 × 5.5 × 1.3 cm)
Departments
The Cloisters
Accession Number
2017.10a, b
Credit Line
Purchase, The Cloisters Collection; Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, by exchange; Bequest of Fannie F. Einstein, in memory of Emanuel Einstein, by exchange; The Michel David-Weill Foundation, Caroline Howard Hyman, and The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts Gifts; and Bequest of Mrs. A. M. Minturn, Gift of Alice M. Dike, Bequest of Gwynne M. Andrews, and Fletcher Fund, by exchange, 2017
Rights Statement
public-domain
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