Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; sun and moon.
Pointed trefoils.
Randall 1993: English, 1345-1365.
Museum's opinion 2010: France (?) or possibly England, c. 1345-1365.
Attribution
Unknown
Hinges
Two missing hinges on left side.
Object Condition
Vertical cracks present on the reverse with some fill material; slightly altered during its history by carving an arc into the sides, perhaps to force it into a frame.
Comments
The silver base, added after 1919, is signed: 'M. Bucellati, Milano, Roma, Firenze.'
Provenance
Bought thanks to the J. H. Wade Fund from Adolph Loewi, Los Angeles, in 1947.
Bibliography
R. H. Randall, The Golden Age of Ivory: Gothic Ivory Carvings in North American Collections (New York, 1993), no. 98.
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