Letter P with the Legend of Saint Philip
Object type: Letter P; sculpture
Department: The Cloisters
Culture: Netherlandish
Date: ca. 1500–before 1506
Medium: Boxwood; later (18th century) embroidered silk pouch
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)
Classification: Sculpture-Miniature-Wood
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
Accession year: 2017
Tags: Crucifixion|Saints