Paten

Unknown

ca. 1230–50 · Silver, partly gilt; niello, jewels · The Cloisters

This paten is one of an ensemble containing some of the elements needed for the celebration of the Eucharist: the paten for the bread, the chalice to hold the wine (acc. no. 47.101.26), and, exceptionally, a straw to sip the wine (acc. no. 47.101.28). The paten includes a half-length figure of Christ holding a chalice and the Host. He is flanked by the Old Testament figures Abel, offering a lamb, and Melchisedech, clad as a bishop and raising a chalice. The fourth figure on the paten is Saint Trudpert, who holds a martyr’s palm, indicating that this set of implements comes from the monastery of Saint Trudpert, near Freiburg im Breisgau.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1230–50

Medium

Silver, partly gilt; niello, jewels

Culture

German

Department

The Cloisters

Credit line

The Cloisters Collection, 1947