Morse with Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, ca. 1300–1350, Made in Tuscany, Italy, Italian, Gilded copper with translucent and champlevé enamel, Overall: 4 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 3/8 in. (10.8 x 10.9 x 0.9 cm), Enamels-Basse taille, Worn as a clasp to close a priestly garment, this morse must have been created for an official of the Franciscan order. Despite their vows of poverty, Franciscans often possessed lavish liturgical vestments
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Morse, Saint Francis, Assisi Receiving, Stigmata, ca, 1300–1350, Tuscany, Italy, Italian, Gilded copper, translucent, champlevé enamel, Overall, 4 1/4 x 4 5/16 3/8, 10.8 10.9 0.9 cm, Enamels-Basse taille, Worn, clasp, close, priestly garment, morse must, created, official, Franciscan order, vows, poverty, Franciscans, possessed lavish liturgical, vestments
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