Two figures pointing upwards (possibly two shepherds from the Annunciation to the Shepherds).
Crosshatched background; roped border.
Longhurst 1929: France, or Flanders, end of 15th century.
Williamson and Davies 2014: South Netherlandish, c. 1430-60.
Attribution
Unknown
Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of gilding and polychromy: red (background), black (eyes).
Reverse
Flat, with some scoring.
Ink inscription '3939', likely V&A loan numbers. Inscription '24118'.
Object Condition
Blank space where the lock once was.
Recessed along the lower edge to slot into a separate base.
Comments
This panel came from the front of a casket. Other fragments from the same casket are in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (Inv. A.50-1925 and Inv. A.51-1925). See related objects.
Provenance
Collection of Dr. Walter Leo Hildburgh (b. 1876, d. 1955), F. S. A; given by him to the museum in 1925.
Bibliography
M. Longhurst, Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory, Victoria and Albert Museum, 2 vols (London, 1927 and 1929), II (1929), p. 55.
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), no. 174.
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