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Gabled triptych, 1 register (Front)

Gabled triptych, 1 register (Front)
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Subject
Religious.

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Orléans, Musée historique et archéologique de l'Orléanais

A.6961

Ivory;metal (hinges)

Height: 149mm
Width: 150mm (open)
Depth: 6-7mm

Wing, left
Unidentified female figure in prayer. Centre panelSeated Virgin and Child; Christ standing on the Virgin's left knee; two angels crowning the Virgin; bench.
Wing, right
Unidentified king.

Paris 1900: France, late 13th century.
Koechlin 1924: 19th century.
Museum's opinion 2012: 19th century.


Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two hinges on either side.

Reverse
Flat and smooth.

Object Condition
The centre panel is vertically broken in two pieces which have been glued back together; tape has also been used.

Provenance
Acquired before 1884.

Bibliography
M. Desnoyers, Catalogue du Musée historique de la Ville d'Orléans (Orléans, 1884), pp. 261-262, no. 175.
Exposition Universelle de 1900, Catalogue illustré Officiel de l'Exposition Rétrospective de l'Art Français (Paris, 1900), no. 77.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), II, p. 53, in relation to no. 120.


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