Inv. A4725
Nativity; angel holding a scroll; swaddled Christ.
London 1940: France, 14th century.
Museum's opinion 2010: French (?), 14th or 15th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of red (pigment) in the background of the scene and in the spandrels.
Reverse
Recessed to receive the wax. Museum label.
Object Condition
Missing: upper right corner, upper left corner and part of the left border; lower left corner broken. Hole drilled in the lower right corner.
Provenance
Found on the site of Farringdon Market, Farringdon, London (Islington). F. G. Hilton Price collection; purchased by the London Museum in 1913. The London Museum and Guildhall Museum merged in 1976 to form the Museum of London.
Bibliography
Medieval Catalogue, London Museum Catalogues No. 7 (London, 1940), p. 292, pl. LXXXIX.1
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