Detail View: The AMICA Library: Plaque (Appliqué)

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1946.425.2
AMICA Library Year: 
2002
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality: 
European; Iberian; Spanish; Hispano-Moresque
Creator Name-CRT: 
Spain (Hispano-Moresque), 14th century
Title: 
Plaque (Appliqué)
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
1300s
Creation Start Date: 
1300
Creation End Date: 
1399
Materials and Techniques: 
translucent enamel on silver
Classification Term: 
Enamel
Style or Period: 
Hispano-Moresque
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1.95cm x 3cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1946.425.2
Credit Line: 
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Rights: 
Provenance: 
(Brummer Gallery, Inc., New York).
Context: 

These oblong plaques are decorated with pseudo-Kufic (fake Arabic) designs indicating that they were produced in Spain under Muslim influence. They may have served as applied ornaments to some article of personal adornment such as a belt. Their space suggests that they were perhaps inspired by Arabic coinage.

Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.AM20020406.tif