Inv. 644
Standing Virgin and Child (Vierge glorieuse); two angels holding candlesticks.
Medallions containing quatrefoils enclosing protruding cones in the spandrels.
Westwood 1876: Germany(?), 14th century.
Vöge 1900: France, 14th century.
Volbach 1923: France, late 14th century.
Koechlin 1924: France, mid 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the right side.
Reverse
Flat and smooth. Cancelled red ink inscription: 507. Other illegible ink inscriptions.
Object Condition
Two holes in the upper part of the panel (plugged with ivory).
Missing: candles held by the angels.
Vertical crack.
Provenance
Acquired by the Kunstkammer in 1847.
Bibliography
J. O. Westwood, Fictile Ivories in the South Kensington Museum (London, 1876), no. 470 (`73.174), Appendix, p.439.
W. Vöge, Die Königlichen Museen zu Berlin. Beschreibung der Bildwerke der christlichen Epochen. Zweite Auflage. Elfenbeinwerke (Berlin, 1900), no. 87, pl. XXXI.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 217; II, no. 550.
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