Gothic Ivories Project | Rounded-top centre panel (fragment of a triptych), 1 register, 1 arch across (Front)

Rounded-top centre panel (fragment of a triptych), 1 register, 1 arch across (Front)

Rounded-top centre panel (fragment of a triptych), 1 register, 1 arch across (Front)

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Subject
Religious.

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

88259042 (EE259)

Ivory

Height: 130mm
Width: 100mm
Depth: 13mm

Seated Virgin and Child; Christ holding a cross.

Museum's opinion 2009: German or Flemish, early 16th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two missing hinges (?) on either side.

Reverse
Scratched; chamfered longer edges; vertical cracks in the upper and lower parts; traces of glue. Blue and white label with the inscription: 'Collection Wernher 259'.

Object Condition
Large hole in the centre at the top. Upper edge chipped.

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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