Gothic Ivories Project | Diptych, 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquettes) (Front)

Diptych, 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquettes) (Front)

Diptych, 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquettes) (Front)

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Wing, left

Wing, right

Front

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Subject
Religious.

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London, The Wernher Collection, Ranger's House (English Heritage)

88259333 (EE98)

Ivory;metal (hinges)

Height: 49mm
Width: 38mm (each)
Depth: 4mm

Wing, left
Standing Virgin and Child (Vierge glorieuse); two standing angels holding candlesticks.
Wing, right
Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; Virgin praying; sun and moon.

Museum's opinion 2009: French, 2nd half of the 14th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two hinges.

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Blue and white label with inscription: 'Collection Wernher no. 98'.

Object Condition
Vertical crack in the lower part of the left wing.

Provenance
Collection of Sir Julius Wernher (d. 1912), Bath House, London; on loan to English Heritage and displayed at Ranger's House since 2002.

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