Attack on the Castle of Love; winged God of Love throwing arrows; knights in armour assaulting the castle; knight brandishing a club; knights on horseback fighting with swords; ladies throwing flowers from the castle battlements; portcullis; two heralds in trees blowing trumpets; shields.
Corner terminals: four crouching monsters.
Museum's opinion 2011: French, 19th century in a 14th century style.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Turned with a depression. The corner terminals are not carved in the round.
Ink inscription: 'F. 99'.
Provenance
Collection of Eugen Felix, Ichenhauser: acquired by the Museum thanks to the Rogers Fund in 1911.
Bibliography
Medieval Art in America: Patterns of Collecting, 1800-1940, exhibition catalogue, Penn State University, The Palmer Museum of Art, 9 January-3 March 1996 and Pittsburgh, The Frick Art Museum, 1 April-26 May 1996, no. 32, pp. 146-147.
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