Morse (Clasp for a Cope)

CultureGerman
Titles
  • Morse (Clasp for a Cope)
Datec. 1520
Probable placeNuremberg, Germany
MediumCopper-gilt with gemstones
Dimensions6 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (15.9 × 15.9 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Nina and Michael Zilkha
Object number2019.411
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
202 Willis Education Gallery
On view

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ProvenancePrivate collection, France; [Sam Fogg, 2019]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Exhibition History"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in ink on verso: H.66.
Label on verso: 19238

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