Gothic Ivories Project | Ogee-shaped panel, 1 register (Back)

Ogee-shaped panel, 1 register (Back)

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Subject
Religious.

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London, The British Museum

1855,1201.38

Ivory

Height: 200 mm
Width: 123 mm (open)

Two angels supporting a blank medallion; fleur-de-lys pattern on the background.
Crosshatched background.

Museum's opinion 2015: French, probably last quarter of the 15th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Inscription: 'BL 1632' (referring to the Bernal sale).

Object Condition
A few vertical cracks.

Provenance
Collection of Ralph Bernal (b. 1783, d. 1854), London: Bernal sale, Christie & Manson, London, 21 March 1855, lot 1632; collection of John Webb, London; purchased by the British Museum, from John Webb, through Christie's, 1855.

Bibliography
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), in relation to no. 65.

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