Adoration of the Magi
date: label: Date
content: 1500–50
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Scene depicted is "Adoration of the Magi." In foreground is seated the Virgin, dressed in sixteenth-century-style costume (dark blue, light blue, red, with gold decoration), holding nude child on lap. Child blesses bearded man kneeling, presenting box. Behind in center is Joseph(?)--or someone worthy of a crown--holding a covered goblet in one hand, other hand upraised. Servant-like figure on left in white with gold-trim costume, also holding covered object. On right is a bearded man in blue tunic standing in archway. Much use of translucent enamels and gold detailing. Colorful marble-like wall behind scene. No indication of a signature.
place: label: made in
content: Limoges, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maxime Hermanos
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1966-6-1
objectType: label: Type
content: enamels
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: Plaque
label: Type
content: Plaque
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Enamel-painted and fired on copper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 21 x 15.9 x 1.3 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 1/2 in.)