Gothic Ivories Project | Diptych, 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquettes) (Front)

Diptych, 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquettes) (Front)

Diptych, 1 register, 1 arch across (plaquettes) (Front)

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Toronto, The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)

29108

Metal (hinges);ivory

Height: 57mm
Width: 40mm (closed); 81mm (open)
Depth: 7-8mm
Weight: 41g

Wing, left
Standing Virgin and Child (Vierge glorieuse); two angels holding candlesticks.
Wing, right
Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist.

Museum's opinion 2008: French (Île-de-France?), mid 14th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two hinges.

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Zig-zag engraved border and semi-circle around the holes; engraved foliated decoration in the corners.

Object Condition
Central hole in the upper part of each panel, probably for suspension.

Provenance
Thomson Collection, Toronto: acquired, Sotheby's, London, 9 July 1987, lot 14, via H. S. Wellby Ltd., England; since 2008, The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Toronto.

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