France, Evron (Mayenne), Abbey Church of Notre-Dame-de-l’Epine
c. 1315-1320
Pot metal; white glass with silver stain
A: 108.3 X 50.8 (42 5/8 X 20); A. l-3: 142.3 x 50.8 (56 x 20) overall; B: 114 x 51 (44 7/8 x 20 1/8); B. 1-4: 188.0 x 51 (74 x 20 1/8) overall
a 1, b 1, and b 4 are modern; some replacements in a 2 and 3 and b 2 and 3, notably 14th-century head of Virgin in b 3
Provenance: Lucien Demotte, Paris; William Randolph Hearst, Los Angeles, to 1954
Bibliography: Forest Lawn Archives (1956), lot no. 4309-4313 (San Simeon).
Collection: Forest Lawn (Glendale, California)
Object/Accession: FL lots 31, 58, 59, 91 and 91A
A. Saint Anne leading the child Mary (a 2 and 3); B. Saint Anne instructing the youthful Mary (b 2 and 3)
Inscription: A. S ANNE: S M …