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Lichtenthal Altar Tabernacle

Lichtenthal Altar Tabernacle
Germany, probably Speyer, 1330s
Silver gilt, with blue, green, gold and purple basse-taille enamel.
height: 6 1/2 inches (165 mm); width: 7 1/2 inches (191 mm); depth: 5 3/4 inches (137 mm)
AZ048
Provenance
Church of Altotting; Greb, Munich; Count Joseph Arco-Zinneberg, Munich; purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1908.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on top of lid, "commissioned by Sister Greda (i.e., Margaret) Pfrumbon of Speyer in honor of Our Lord Jesus Christ".
Classification
School
Department