Period: Gothic
Date: ca. 1320–40
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object no.: 464133

Box with Scenes from the Romance, “The Chatelaine de Vergy”

Unknown maker, ca. 1320–40

Maker: Unknown maker
Date: ca. 1320–40
Medium: Elephant ivory, modern wood core
Dimensions: 3 1/8 in. × 8 1/2 in. × 4 in. (7.9 × 21.6 × 10.2 cm) Lid: 8 1/2 in. × 4 in. × 1/2 in. (21.6 × 10.2 × 1.3 cm)
Period: Gothic

Why it matters

Box with Scenes from the Romance, “The Chatelaine de Vergy”, dated ca. 1320–40, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Elephant ivory, modern wood core. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are 3 1/8 in. × 8 1/2 in. × 4 in. (7.9 × 21.6 × 10.2 cm) Lid: 8 1/2 in. × 4 in. × 1/2 in. (21.6 × 10.2 × 1.3 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection record