Gothic Ivories Project | Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures; plaquette) (Front)

Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures; plaquette) (Front)

Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures; plaquette) (Front)

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Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago

Inv. 1965.131

Ivory

Height: 56 mm
Width: 51 mm

Standing Virgin and Child (Vierge glorieuse); two standing angels holding navettes and swinging censers.

Museum's opinion 2015: French (Ile-de-France), last quarter of the 14th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the right side.

Reverse
Flat and smooth.

Provenance
Collection of John Maxon, director of collections at the Art Institute, Chicago: given to the Art Institute in 1965.

Bibliography
Art Institute of Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago Annual Report (1964-65), p. 39.

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