Saint James the Greater with pilgrim's hat, staff and satchel; satchel decorated with a scallop shell; standing Virgin and Child; crown; saint Christopher carrying Christ across the river.
Pointed trefoils.
London 1923: France, 14th century.
Williamson and Davies 2014: Germany (Meuse or Rhine), c. 1375-1400.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Reverse divided into 5 compartments, the central one being circular. Label with inscription: 'Rev. L Gilbertson'.
Object Condition
Inscription '1503' added under the arches. Pierced near the centre of the upper edge with a small hole that passes through the plaque at a right angle.
Comments
The date '1503' is engraved under the arches.
Provenance
Collection of Canon Lewis Gilbertson, Rector pf St Martin's Church, Ludgate Hill, London, by 1923: bequeathed to the museum by Mrs Gilbertson (d. 1940) in memory of her husband in 1940.
Bibliography
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Carvings in Ivory, exhibition catalogue, London, Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1923, no. 133.
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), no. 132.
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