Folding Shrine with Virgin and Child
Unknown Artist
ca. 1300–1325
Medium
Elephant ivory, traces of paint and gilding
Dimensions
Overall (opened): 7 5/16 x 4 13/16 x 13/16 in. (18.6 x 12.2 x 2.1 cm) Overall (closed): 7 5/16 x 2 x 1 in. (18.6 x 5.1 x 2.6 cm) center: 7 5/16 x 1 5/8 x 13/16 in. (18.6 x 4.1 x 2.1 cm) outer wings: 6 11/16 x 13/16 x 1/4 in. (17 x 2.1 x 0.6 cm) inner wings: 6 5/16 x 11/16 x 1/4 in. (16 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm)
Classification
Ivories-Elephant
Culture
French
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
Accession Number
41.100.122