- Period
- Gothic
- Date
- 14th century
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Object no.
- 464130
Folding Shrine with the Virgin and Child
Unknown maker, 14th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 · Public domain
- Maker
- Unknown maker
- Date
- 14th century
- Medium
- Elephant ivory with metal mounts
- Dimensions
- Overall (open): 4 5/16 x 4 3/8 x 9/16 in. (10.9 x 11.1 x 1.4 cm) Overall (closed): 4 5/16 x 1 5/8 x 11/16 in. (10.9 x 4.2 x 1.7 cm)
- Period
- Gothic
The record
Why it matters
Folding Shrine with the Virgin and Child, dated 14th century, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Elephant ivory with metal mounts. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are Overall (open): 4 5/16 x 4 3/8 x 9/16 in. (10.9 x 11.1 x 1.4 cm) Overall (closed): 4 5/16 x 1 5/8 x 11/16 in. (10.9 x 4.2 x 1.7 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.