Crib of the Infant Jesus, 15th century
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Crib of the Infant Jesus

15th century

Medium
Wood, polychromy, lead, gilded silver, painted parchment, silk embroidery with seed pearls, gold thread, translucent enamels
Classification
tablets and plaques
Dimensions
13 15/16 x 11 3/8 x 7 1/4 in. (35.4 x 28.9 x 18.4 cm) Other (pillow): 4 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (10.8 x 17.1 x 4.4 cm) Bedcover: 6 7/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/8 in. (17.4 × 16.5 × 0.3 cm) Other (Cavity under thre crib): 2 1/16 × 1 1/8 × 1/4 in. (5.2…
Culture
South Netherlandish
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Medieval Art
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Blumka, in memory of Leopold Blumka, 1974
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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