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