Gothic Ivories Project | Knife handles (6) (Front-2010.9.2)

Knife handles (6) (Front-2010.9.2)

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Front-2010.9.4

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Front-2010.9.5

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Front-2010.9.6

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Front-2010.9.7

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Subject
Secular.

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Rochester, University of Rochester, Memorial Art Gallery

2010.9.1-7

Ivory;bone;steel (blades);leather, paper and wood (case)

Height: 294mm (including case); 74-80mm (handle only)
Width: 105mm (including case); 18-21mm (handle only)
Depth: 115mm (including case); 13-14mm (handle only)

2010.9.2: standing lady (bride?).
2010.9.3: standing man holding a chalice-like cup (groom?).
2010.9.4; 2010.9.5; 2010.9.6; 2010.9.7: seated embracing couple (meeting of lovers); couple holding hands.
Foliated decoration.

Museum's opinion 2011: French, c. 1550.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Comments
The knives are contained in a fish-shaped case (2010.9.1). They may have been a wedding cutlery set.

Provenance
Purchased in 2010 from Kunstkammer Georg Laue (dealer), Munich, thanks to the Marie Adelaide Devine Fund and the Dr. Robert L. and Florence Foster Berg Fund.

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