Charity, ca. 1540
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1540
Plaquette in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 26.14.13), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Charity”. The museum dates it ca. 1540. It is attributed to Peter Flötner (German, Thurgau 1485–1546 Nuremberg). The museum records the medium as Bronze and the dimensions as 3 x 2 in. (7.6 x 5.1 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Children, Women. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- 3 x 2 in. (7.6 x 5.1 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Medals and Plaquettes
- Maker recorded
- Peter Flötner
Identification
- Met object id
- 195445
- Museum object name
- Plaquette
- Museum object number
- 26.14.13
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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