Standing Virgin and Child (Vierge glorieuse); two standing angels holding navettes and swinging censers; Virgin holding a flower in her right hand.
Dalton 1909: French, 14th century.
Koechlin 1924: French, 2nd half of 14th century.
Museum's Opinion: French, 2nd quarter of 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the right side.
Reverse
Smooth and flat. Modern ink inscription: 'W.M 77' (for William Maskell).
Object Condition
Central hole in the upper part of the panel.
Vertical crack in the upper part of the panel.
Provenance
Collection of William Maskell (b. 1814, d. 1890) (no. 77): bought from him by the British Museum in 1856.
Bibliography
O. M. Dalton, Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era in the British Museum (London, 1909), no. 288, pl. LXV.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 217; II, no. 572.
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