Side 1: Saint Agnes with a lamb and book.
Side 2: Saint Augustine of Hippo, as a bishop, with mitre, crozier and a flaming heart.
Crosshatched background. Foliated decoration. Scallop shell niche. Twisted columns.
Bruges 2010: Northern France or Flanders, 1st half of the 16th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved on both sides.
Object Condition
Missing: lower part of the pendant (probably with foliage).
Provenance
Certainly given by Alonso de Santagadea, consul of the Spanish 'Natie' in Bruges in 1522 and benefactor of St Trudo's Abbey, possibly as part of the attire of his three daughters. The three daughters of Alonso de Santagadea and his wife Clara Begir Velasco de Belvedere, Isabella, Johanna and Anna entered the abbey. Johanna (b. 1534, d. 1600) entered the abbey in 1558 at the same time as her sister Isabella. On 28 August 1584, Johanna became the new abbess (see Bruges 2010).
Bibliography
S. Vandenberghe, Ivory in Bruges: Treasures from museums, churches and monasteries, exhibition catalogue, Bruges, 2010, pp. 24-27.
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