Book Cover with Crucifixion Panel, French, second quarter 14th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
second quarter 14th century
Book cover in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 17.190.856), catalogued by the museum's Medieval Art department under the title “Book Cover with Crucifixion Panel”. The museum dates it second quarter 14th century and records its origin as French. The museum records the medium as Elephant ivory, champlevé enamel, and gilded copper on wood support and the dimensions as Overall: 10 x 7 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (25.4 x 18.7 x 3.4 cm) ivory only: 6 9/16 x 4 in. (16.7 x 10.1 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Virgin Mary, Crucifixion. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Elephant ivory, champlevé enamel, and gilded copper on wood support
- Dimensions
- Overall: 10 x 7 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (25.4 x 18.7 x 3.4 cm) ivory only: 6 9/16 x 4 in. (16.7 x 10.1 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Ivories-Elephant
- Culture recorded
- French
Identification
- Met object id
- 464699
- Museum object name
- Book cover
- Museum object number
- 17.190.856
Catalogue references
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