Gothic Ivories Project | Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquette) (Front)

Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquette) (Front)

Wing, left (fragment of a diptych), 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquette) (Front)

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Glasgow, the Burrell Collection

Inv. 21.6

Ivory

Height: 80mm
Width: 55mm
Depth: 8mm
Weight: 50.5g

Annunciation; vase of lilies; dove of the Holy Spirit.
Pointed trefoils in the spandrels.

Glasgow Museums' opinion 2013: France, 14th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the right side.

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Four evenly spaced indents along the right side (when viewed from the back); these channels exit via four holes in the thickness of the panel. For similar indents, see Bonn, LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn, Inv. 1963.1190.

Provenance
Bought by Sir William Burrell from Mr John Hunt, 25 November 1938 for £18; given to the City of Glasgow by Sir William and Constance, Lady Burrell, in 1944.

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