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Reliquary

Date:: late 19th or early 20th century (13th century style)
Culture:: French
Medium:: Silver, partial gilt, glass cabochons, champlevé enamel, gold glass
Dimensions:: Overall: 6 5/16 x 5 1/16 x 1 15/16 in. (16 x 12.8 x 4.9 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number:: 17.190.519

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Provenance

Michel Boy (b. 1845), Paris (sale, 1905); Georges Hoentschel (French, Paris 1855–1915)(sold 1911); J. Pierpont Morgan, London and New York (1911–1913); Estate of J. Pierpont Morgan, New York (1913–1917)
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