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Subject
Secular. Courtly love.
Repository Institution
www.glencairnmuseum.org
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Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, The Academy of the New Church, The Glencairn Museum
04.CR.45
Ivory;wood (core);iron (lock and keyhole)
Height: 158mm
Width: 200mm
Depth: 130mm
Lid, top
Inscription: 'M' repeated; 'POUR CE QUIL ME PLEST' on a scroll.
Lid, upper parts of all sides
Inscription: 'POUR CE QUIL ME PLEST' (twice).
Lid, front
Courting couple (meeting of lovers); winged God of Love; lady with a bow, possibly Frau Minne (Lady Love); dog; lion.
Lid, right
Three standing figures.
Lid, back
Winged lady (Frau Minne ?); man with a bow (God of Love?); youth; lady; dog; lion.
Lid, left
Courting couple (meeting of lovers); youth.
Body, front
Courting couple (meeting of lovers); procession of youths and ladies.
End, right
Procession of youths and ladies.
Body, back
Courting couple (meeting of lovers); lady; trees; flowers.
End, left
Procession of youths and ladies.
Interlaced decoration. Foliated decoration.
Bottom: checkered pattern (only ivory).
Randall 1993: North Italian (Savoy?), 1390-1410. The shape and painted ornament indicate that a Sicilian model was being imitated.
Attribution
Unknown
Polychromy - Gilding
Painted in red, brown and green. Pale brown used instead of gold for the lettering.
Reverse
Smooth.
Object Condition
Small loss at the bottom right front corner. Cracks.
Missing: one of the ivory studs; some squares on the bottom.
The ivory hasp is broken.
Comments
Ivory plaques attached to a wood core with ivory pins. The clasp is made of ivory. Two studs at the top for a handle. Ivory bands used to reinforce corners.
Provenance
Acquired by Raymond Pitcairn in 1927.
Bibliography
R. H. Randall, The Golden Age of Ivory: Gothic Ivory Carvings in North American Collections (New York, 1993), no. 214.
Image
© The Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn (Pennsylvania).
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