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Anonymous, French
16th century
The Money Tree
Blue, green, red, and yellow pot metal and uncolored glass, with vitreous paint and silver stain.
AZ256
Provenance
Acquired by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York, and installed in his library 1907-1909.
Summary
Five achers, including one monk an a child, and a dog carrying an arrow, take aim at money hanging from a tree. Foliate and grotesque border along two vertical edges. Banderole in tree inscribed "Il nya petit ne grant qui ne tire a l'or et a l'argent". Banderole in border, divided between left and right, reads "Tout de Dieu."
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