Conrad Meit
Bust of a Member of the Order of the Golden Fleece

ArtistGerman, 1480s–1550/51, active Netherlands
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Bust of a Member of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Date1st half of the 16th century
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 3 15/16 × 5 1/8 in. (10 × 13 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2012.6
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
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Provenance[Tomasso Brothers, London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2012.

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