Crucifixion; Virgin supported by Holy Women; Virgin in prayer; saint John the Evangelist and onlookers holding scrolls.
Incised trefoils in the spandrels.
Williamson and Davies 2014: French or Mosan (?), 1350-1400.
Attribution
Unknown
Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the left side.
Polychromy - Gilding
Faint traces of polychromy and/or gilding.
Reverse
Flat and smooth. Traces of two inscriptions: '491...' (probably Museum inscription); '80 / 1666 / St[?]' (probably a code used by Mrs Hearn).
Object Condition
Hole in each corner, each hole is filled with a pin.
Hole in the outer edge for a clasp now lost.
Yjree more holes on the underside which have caused cracks.
Provenance
Collection of Mrs A. W. Hearn, Menton (likely to have been bought from Sutton in 1914-1916; see Williamson and Davies 2014): given by her to the museum in 1923.
Bibliography
Victoria and Albert Museum, Review of the Principal Acquisitions during the years 1911-1938, (London, 1923), p. 88.
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), no. 109.
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