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Door and Frame

late 1400s

France, late 15th century

Medium
oak with traces of polychromy
Measurements
Overall: 278.9 x 104.8 x 14 cm (109 13/16 x 41 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1916.2051
Public Domain
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Location
113 French Tapestries & Illuminated Manuscripts
Print

Description

This elaborately carved door and frame was intended for use in a protected interior space as suggested by the delicate open tracery above and its use of polychromy. Though its original context is unknown, the door's placement may have been within either a domestic or ecclesiastical building. The inscription in Old French—Mal vit qui ne mande—is enigmatic and has been suggested to translate roughly as "He lives badly who does not ask." The source of the inscription is unclear but may have been a proverb or motto current during the time.

Door and Frame

late 1400s

France, late 15th century

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