Paten

Unknown

late 15th century · Gilt copper and champlevé enamel · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The inscription may be translated, "The people of the abbey of Ferentillo ordered this vessel dedicated to the Blessed Mary." The paten seems to have been made to incorporate an existing image of the Coronation of the Virgin, which is perhaps as much as two hundred years older, and it may have been presented to the nearby abbey of San Pietro in Valle.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 15th century

Medium

Gilt copper and champlevé enamel

Culture

Italian, Umbria

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917