Longhurst 1924: French, mid 14th century.
Williamson and Davies 2014: French (Paris), c. 1300-30.
Attribution
Unknown
Polychromy - Gilding
Gilding and polychromy: gold (hair, crowns, etc.), blue or red (lining of garments), blue and green (architectural details); blue spandrels with gold medallions enclosing a red cross.
Reverse
Flat and smooth. Trace of an earlier metal frame.
Object Condition
The ivory leaves are set into a later hinged frame with clasp. It is possible this arrangement replicates the original.
Provenance
Collection of John Webb (b. 1799, d. 1880), London, by 1867; on loan to the Museum from 1867; purchased from him by the Museum in 1872.
Bibliography
W. Maskell, Ivories Ancient and Mediaeval in the South Kensington Museum (London, 1872), p. 143.
M. Longhurst, Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory, Victoria and Albert Museum, 2 vols (London, 1927 and 1929), II (1929), p. 27, pl. XXV.
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), no. 81.
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