Four compartments formed by the branches of a tree. Meeting of lovers (courting couples); youth chucking his lover under the chin; lady crowning her kneeling lover with a chaplet; couple making a wreath; youth and lady plucking flowers from a tree; youth with hawk on his wrist; lady holding a chaplet.
Corner terminals: four crouching hybrids.
Museum's opinion 2011: French, 19th century (in 14th century style).
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Flat and smooth. Modern paper label with inscription: '73990. £ F/F/[...]', 'Fenton & Son, 11 New Oxford Street, London'. Ink inscription, 'mammoth ivory'.
Object Condition
Some cracks. Brown staining.
Provenance
Fenton and sons, New Oxford Street, London (active c. 1880 - 1930). Collection of Max Rosenheim (b. 1849, d. 1911); British Museum, by donation, 1903.
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