Collection Online as of March 4, 2021
Plaque: Simon and Thaddaeus
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Gilded copper, champlevé enamel
Overall: 6.1 x 6.3 cm (2 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.462.1
Location
106C Medieval Treasury
Description
It is likely this pair of enamel plaques depicting the apostles Simon with Thaddeus and Thomas with Matthew once formed part of the decoration of a portable altar, a reliquary triptych, or some other kind of liturgical object.