Inv. F 1
Pietà (Lamentation of the Virgin over Christ's body); two angels holding the curtains; canopy decorated with quatrefoils.
Crosshatched background. Roped border. Inscription: 'ave mater xpi'.
Utrecht 1987: France, 2nd half of the 15th century.
Scholten 2004: Northern Netherlands, c. 1480-1500.
Museum's opinion 2013: France, c. 1450-1500.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Curved. The handle which was originally set into a chamfered slot in the back has been lost. Incised initials 'S. P'. White label with the inscription: '19.18'.
Object Condition
Central hole in the upper part of the piece.
Provenance
Collection of J. W Frederiks, on loan to the Rotterdam Museum (in 1987); donated to the Museum in 1994.
Bibliography
Gotische ivoren: Rijksmuseum het Catharijneconvent Utrecht... [plates volume of objects on display], Utrecht, exhibition catalogue, 1987, no. 65.
F. Scholten, 'Nederlandse ivoren pax uit de late middeleeuwen', in Bulletin van het Rijksmuseum, 52 (2004), no. 1, pp. 3-23 (pp. 12-13, fig. 10).
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