Gothic Ivories Project | Centre panel (fragment of a triptych), 2 register, 1 arch across (Back)

Register 1: Coronation of the Virgin; two kneeling angels holding candlesticks.
Register 2: seated Virgin and Child (Vierge glorieuse); two angels holding candlesticks.

Koechlin (1924): France, end of 1st third of the 14th century
William and Davies (2014): French, 2nd quarter of the 14th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Irregularly placed holes for ring hinges. One metal ring remaining on left.

Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of gilding and polychromy: medallions in the spandrels, green (architectural details), Virgin's halo.

Reverse
Smooth and slightly curved.

Object Condition
Missing: upper part of the gable and base.
Hole drilled beneath the right arm of Christ in the Coronation scene.

Provenance
Purchased from Mrs McDermott, Islington, London, in 1881.

Bibliography
List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1881 (London, 1882), p. 18.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), II, no. 188.
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), no. 59.

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