Gothic Ivories Project | Diptych, 1 register (plaquettes) (Wing, left)

Diptych, 1 register (plaquettes) (Wing, left)

Diptych, 1 register (plaquettes) (Wing, left)

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Front

Wing, right

Back, closed

Front

Links

Subject
Religious. Infancy of Christ.

Repository Institution
www.czartoryski.org

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Cracow, Czartoryski Museum

Inv. XIII-1583

Ivory;metal (modern hinges)

Height: 145mm
Width: 185mm

Wing, left
Adoration of Christ Child (Nativity).and Annunciation to the Shepherds; angels holding scrolls.
Wing, right
Adoration of the Magi.

Museum's opinion 2010: Netherlands (?), late 15th century (?).

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two modern hinges.

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Printed label: '410'. Label with handwritten inscription: 'MNK.XIII V.381'.

Provenance
Czartoryski collection (listed in the catalogue of the collection in 1865 in the Hôtel Lambert in Paris; handwritten catalogue 12309, pp. 204-205).

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