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| Keywords: French - Eucharistic Dove - Walters 443 - 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 champlevé enamel on copper with gilding and glass pastes Dove H 7 1/16 x W 3 7/16 x D 8 5/16 in 17 9 x 8 8 x 21 1 cm ; Dove on Plate cm 18 6 19 5 21 4 accession number 44 3 26351 Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Early Birds Junior Art Gallery Louisville 1954 Five Year Favorites Junior Art Gallery Louisville 1955 Religious Art of the Western World Dallas Museum of Art Dallas 1958 The Arts of Man Dallas Museum of Art Dallas 1962 Russian Enamels The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1996-1997 Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1999-2000 place of origin Limoges in present-day 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 Pyxes Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet | ||||
