Tree of Jesse; Jesse asleep; seated Virgin and Child in a flower; kings holding sceptres.
Dalton 1909: French, 16th century.
Koechlin 1924: French, end of 15th century.
Museum's opinion 2011: French, early 16th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Flat with diagonal scoring. Modern ink inscription: 'AWAY' (monogram for Albert Way).
Object Condition
Cracked.
Provenance
Collection of the Honorable Mrs. Albert Way: bought from him by the museum in 1875.
Bibliography
J. O. Westwood, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Fictile Ivories in the South Kensington Museum (London, 1876), no. 905 (`58. 46).
O. M. Dalton, Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era in the British Museum (London, 1909), no. 327.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 346; II, no. 973.
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