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| Keywords: French - Eucharistic Dove - Walters 4477 - Profile.jpg Used for storing communion wafers doves such as this were suspended above the altar to signify the presence of the Holy Spirit at the Mass On this fine colorful example the sparkling glass eyes and shimmering enamels on the wings and tail highlight the richness of the material of the liturgical vessel The wafers were stored in a cavity under a hinged lid on the bird's back early Other date century 13 Medieval gilded copper champlevé enamel glass cm 17 8 23 7 17 5 accession number 44 77 521 Emmanuel Chalandon Lyon 1877 Georges Chalandon Paris 1905 by inheritence Jacques Seligmann Paris date of acquisition unknown by purchase Arnold Seligmann New York date of acquisition unknown by transfer Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1926 Medieval Art in America 1800-1940 Patterns of Collecting Palmer Museum of Art University Park 1995-1996 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2001-2002 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2002-2005 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Museum of Biblical Art New York; Colby College Museum of Art Waterville; Joslyn Art Museum Omaha 2008-2009 place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Eucharistic doves Champlevé of Europe | ||||
