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Foliate Border Section

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Foliate Border Section

Date:: ca. 1140–44
Geography:: Made in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Culture:: French
Medium:: Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint, and lead
Dimensions:: 11 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (29.5 x 19.1 cm)
Classification:: Glass-Stained
Credit Line:: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1926
Accession Number:: 26.218.5

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 304

Description

These three foliate border sections come from the window depicting scenes from the infancy of Jesus and the life of Moses.
Provenance

George D. Pratt, Glen Cove, NY (until 1926)
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