Assumption (Virgin borne to Heaven by angels).
Koechlin 1924: France, mid 14th century.
Longhurst 1929: France, mid 14th century.
Williamson and Davies 2014: French, probably 19th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of polychromy: red (lining of the foremost angel on the left and Virgin's veil).
Reverse
Slightly curved, with some crosshatching. Incised illegible inscription on the left side at the back, possibly starting with 'refen55'. Underside pierced.
Object Condition
Vertical crack down the figure of the Virgin.
Provenance
Purchased from Tito Gagliardi in Florence in 1866.
Bibliography
Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged according to the dates of their acquisition (London, 1868), I, p. 16.
A. Lindblom, La peinture gothique en Suède et en Norvège (Stockholm and London, 1916), p. 197, fig. 48.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, no. 261, p. 259, II, no. 727; III, pl. CXX.
M. Longhurst, Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory, Victoria and Albert Museum, 2 vols (London, 1927 and 1929), II (1929), p. 32, pl. XXXI.
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), no. 41.
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