Inv. 1988-01
Seated Virgin and Child; Christ in long robe; Christ standing on the Virgin's left knee; Christ holding a fruit in his left hand; Virgin holding a bird in her right hand; crown.
Randall 1993: French (Paris), 1330-1350.
Attribution
Unknown
Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on either side (probably originally ring hinges).
Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of gilding and polychromy: gold (along the hems; crown; hair); red (inside the Virgin's veil), green (architectural details).
Reverse
Flat and smooth, with four filled holes where the hinges would have been.
Object Condition
Missing: upper part of the niche (replaced).
Two holes in the underside of the piece. Yellow label with inscription: 'Astor of Hever'.
Provenance
In Orléans in 1876 (probably collection of Miss Fabre (see 1876 catalogue)). Major Astor collection, at Hever Castle (Kent): Sotheby's, London, Hever Castle sale, 6 May 1983, lot 231. Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Rowe, Sr. to the Museum in January 1988.
Bibliography
Exposition rétrospective de Beaux-Arts, Orléans, 1876, pl. II, probably no. 130.
R. H. Randall, The Golden Age of Ivory: Gothic Ivory Carvings in North American Collections (New York, 1993), no. 34.
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