Ornamental Plaque (Primary Title)
Ornamental Plaques, probably from the Shrine of the Three Kings (Former Title)

Unknown (Artist)

ca. 1181–1200
German
vernis brun and gilding on copper
Place Made,Germany,Cologne
Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (3.81 × 4.45 cm)
68.59.1
Not on view
Literally meaning “brown varnish,” vernis brun is a technique in which areas of gilding are alternated with areas darkened by burning a solution of linseed oil onto the surface of a copper plaque.
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
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