SculptureFrench15th century

Fragment of the Incised Tombstone of Guillaume de Crevecoeur, Bishop of Coutances (d. 1408)

c. 1408

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Carved

Medium

Limestone, microsparite and biosparite

Culture

French

Century

15th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

14.8 x 58.1 x 6.3 cm (5 13/16 x 22 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.) with metal bracket: 12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Brummer Gallery, New York, NY, Sold to the Fogg Art Museum, 1948.

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