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Italian, Lombardy, probably Milan
Enamel painters in fifteenth-century Lombardy applied opaque colors on top of broad areas of brilliantly colored translucent enamels that were fused to grounds of silver. Their work is highly decorative; unlike enameled gold or enameled cooper, however, enameled silver is inherently unstable and easily perishes, so that examples seldom survive in good condition.
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Title: Adoration of the Shepherds
Date: late 15th century
Culture: Italian, Lombardy, probably Milan
Medium: Basse-taille and painted enamel on silver; gilt-silver frame mounted with silver and partly enameled gold, and set with emeralds and pearls
Dimensions: H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm.)
Classification: Enamels
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.917
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