- Period
- Gothic
- Date
- c. 1320–1330
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object no.
- 1923.719
Plaque: The Virgin and Child with Angels
Unknown maker, c. 1320–1330
Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of J. H. Wade and Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance · Public domain
- Maker
- Unknown maker
- Date
- c. 1320–1330
- Medium
- ivory, traces of paint and gilding
- Dimensions
- Overall: 22.9 x 11.5 cm (9 x 4 1/2 in.)
- Period
- Gothic
The record
Why it matters
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.