Gothic Ivories Project | Triptych, 1 register (Front, closed)

Wing, left
Coat of arms with a man in bust; helm with lambrequins; scroll with inscription: 'h:V:L:'.
Centre panel
Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; rugged cross (tree of life?).
Wing, right
Coat of arms with a ram (von Rieneck arms); helm with lambrequins; inscription: 'I:V:R:'
Foliated decoration; acanthus scrolls (rinceaux); row of blind arches.

Longhurst 1929: 19th century, in the style of German work from the 15th century
Williamson and Davies 2014: Germany (Nuremberg?) or French (Paris?), probably c. 1840-50.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two hinges on either side. Hinges shaped like fleur-de-lys.

Reverse
Reverse smooth and flat and perfectly squared off.

Object Condition
Minor chip to bottom of back of left wing.

Comments
The wings have a carefully made rebate and lip on the outer edges.

Provenance
Acquired by the museum in Paris in 1856.

Bibliography
Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division, of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition (London, 1868), p. 32.
W. Maskell, Ivories Ancient and Mediaeval in the South Kensington Museum (London, 1872), p. 11.
M. Longhurst, Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory, Victoria and Albert Museum, 2 vols (London, 1927 and 1929), II (1929), p. 128.
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), no. 66.

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