Saint Catherine of Alexandria

ca. 1500

Not on view

One of a group of tiles excavated in 1884 from the site of a monastery in Goslar, Germany. The monastery is known to have been built in 1486.

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Title: Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Date: ca. 1500
Culture: German, Saxony or Thuringia
Medium: Lead-glazed earthenware (Hafnerware); with some tin-glazed white areas.
Dimensions: Gr. H. 12-3/8 x Gr. W. 7-7/8 in. (31.4 x 20.0 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of the late Harriette Post Welles, 1969
Object Number: 69.240
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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