Chasse (Relic Case)

Place of OriginFrance (Limoges)

Date13th century

DimensionsH (without crest): 6 1/4 in.; H (overall): 7 7/8 in.

MediumCopper-gilt, champleve enamel over wood lining

ClassificationMetalwork

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1950.249

Not on View

DescriptionScenes from the lives of SS. Valerian and Martial of Limoges

Published ReferencesGauthier, Marie Madeleine and Genevieve Francois, Medieval Enamels: Masterpieces from the Keir Collection, London, British Museum, 1981, p. 26.

Guip, David, "Sacred Relics, ritual objects: instructional resources from the Toledo Museum of Art," Art Education, vol. 46, no. 6, Nov. 1993, p. 29, repr. p.31 (col.)

Notin, Veronique, Valerie et Thomas Becket: de l'influence des princes Plantagenet dans l'oeuvre de Limoges, Limoges, Musee Municipal de l'Eveche, 1999, no. 10, p.90-91, repr. (verso, col.), p. 90, (recto, col.) p. 91.

Exhibition HistoryMusee Municipal de l'Eveche, Limoges, France, Valerie et Thomas Becket: de l'influence des princes Plantagenet dans l'oeuvre de Limoges, 1999.