Annunciation; vase of lilies; dove of the Holy Spirit; scroll with inscription 'AVE GRATIA PLENA'; ewers; bed.
Crosshatched background.
Museum's opinion 2009: Flemish, early 16th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Curved. The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been lost. Blue and white label with inscription: 'Collection Wernher no. 266'.
Object Condition
The back of the pax is damaged. Central hole in the upper part of the piece.
Provenance
Collection of Simon Edme Paul Jacquinot-Godart (b. 1799, d. 1858), magistrate and president of the royal court of justice in Paris from 1830. Collection of Sir Julius Wernher (d. 1912), Bath House, London; on loan to English Heritage and displayed at Ranger's House since 2002.
Bibliography
L. Guénebault, 'Notice sur l'instrument nommé oscultarium, osculum pacis ou vulgairement paix', in Revue archéologique ou recueil de documents et mémoires..., 15th year, part 2 (October 1858-March 1859), pp. 421-423, pl. 341.
J. Warren, Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture in the Ashmolean Museum, 3 vols (Oxford, 2014), Vol. 2: Sculptures in Stone, Clay, Ivory, Bone and Wood, pp. 603-4, in relation to no. 183.
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