Plaque: The Virgin and Child with Angels
Unknown Artist
c. 1320–1330
Medium
ivory, traces of paint and gilding
Dimensions
22.9 × 11.5 cm
Classification
Ivory
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of J. H. Wade and Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Accession Number
1923.719
About this artwork
This plaque once formed the center of an ivory triptych, a devotional object consisting of three panels hinged together. While two standing angels with candlesticks flank the enthroned Virgin on either side, a third angel descends from above to crown the Virgin as Queen of Heaven.