Plaque

Workshop of Charles Fromery German

Enameler Probably Christian Friedrich Herold German

ca. 1730

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533

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Title: Plaque
Maker: Workshop of Charles Fromery (1685–1738)
Enameler: Probably Christian Friedrich Herold (German, Berlin 1700–1779 Meissen)
Date: ca. 1730
Culture: German, Berlin
Medium: Painted enamel on copper, with tooled gold relief
Dimensions: 2 × 2 7/8 in. (5.1 × 7.3 cm)
Classification: Enamels
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.1021
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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