Medieval Multiplied: fictile ivories case display
These objects range in date from the 6th to the 15th century. Where they are not recorded on the , links to digital collections have been given where possible, or the next best online resource, where available.
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First Shelf
. Ivory and metalwork book cover, German, c. 1015. Already in the collection of the Hildesheim cathedral museum in the 1850s, inv. DS 18.
. Ivory bucket, Italian, 974-979. Already in the Treasury of Milan cathedral in the 1850s.
Ivory diptych leaf, Constantinople, 500-50. In the Brandenburgisch-Preußische Kunstkammer in Berlin in the 1850s, now in the Museum für Byzantinische Kunst, Berlin, Ident nr. 564.
. Walrus ivory chess piece, German?, 1100-1200. In the collection of H. Paret in the 1850s, location now unknown.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ no. 105. Walrus ivory chess piece. English, c. 1120-1140. In the collection of Louis Carrand, Florence, in the 1850s, now in the Bargello Museum, Florence, inv. 50 Carrand.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ no. 106. Walrus ivory chess piece, German, 1100-1200. In the collection of the Fürst von Sigmarin Hohenzollern in the 1850s, now in the Museum für Angewandtekunst in Frankfurt, Germany.
. Walrus ivory chess piece, English, c. 1140-1160. In the collection of John Dixon, Leeds, in the 1850s, now in the V&A, London, inv. A.40-2000.
. Walrus ivory chess piece, Scandinavian, c. 1126-1175. In the collection of William Maskell, London, in the 1850s, now in the British Museum, London, inv. 1856, 0623.137.
. Walrus ivory chess piece, Southern Italy, c. 1100. In the Kaiser-Friedrich Museum, Berlin, in the 1850s, now in the Bode Museum, Berlin, inv. 615, Vöge nr. 70.
. Ivory plaque of the Virgin and Child, Paris, c. 1350-1450. In the collection of W. Micheli , Paris, in the 1850s, location now unknown.
. Ivory relief, German, c. 1370s. Acquired by the Louvre, Paris, in 1852, inv. ML 131.
. Ivory relief, German, c. 1370-1380. Acquired by the Louvre, Paris, in 1852, inv. ML 132.
. Embriachi triptych, north Italian, 1400-1425. In the collection of James Dennistoun in Edinburgh, Scotland in the 1850s, now in the V&A, London, inv. 933-1856.
Second Shelf
Walrus ivory chess piece, German, 1425-1450. Already in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg by 1856, inv. Pl.O.365.
. Ivory pyxis, West German, 1100-1130. In the collection of Martin Joseph von Reider, Bamberg, in the 1850s, now in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum in Munich, Germany, inv. MA 163.
. Ivory casket, French or German, 1300-1350. Already in the collection of the St Ursula Schatzkammer, Cologne, by the 1850s.
. Ivory casket, French, 1300-1350. Already in the collection of the St Ursula Schatzkammer, Cologne, by the 1850s.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ no. 351. Walrus ivory chess piece, Danish or German, c. 1400. In the Oettingen-Wallerstein collection, Denmark, in the 1850s, now in a private collection, London.
. Walrus ivory chess piece, German, 1300-1400. Transferred in 1857 from the Königliche Vereinigte Sammlungen to the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich, inv. MA 179.
. Ivory mirror case, French, 1325-1375. Already in the Hessisches Landesmeusem, Darmstadt, Germany, in the 1850s, inv. Pl 36.92.
. Ivory mirror case, French, c. 1300. In the Robert Curzon collection, London, in the 1850s, now in the V&A, inv. 803-1891.
. Ivory mirror case, French, 1300-1330. In the collection of Louis Carrand, Florence, in the 1850s, now in the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, inv. 126 C.
. Ivory mirror case, French, 1340-1350. In the collection of Alexandre-Charles Sauvageot, Paris, given to the Louvre Museum, Paris, in 1856, and now on loan to the Musée national du Moyen Âge-Musée de Cluny, Paris, inv. OA 116.
Third Shelf
. Ivory pyxis, Italian(?),400-600. Already in the treasury of Sens cathedral, France, by the 1850s.
. Ivory pyxis, Constantinople (Istanbul), c. 400. In the Brandenburgisch-Preußische Kunstkammer, Berlin, in the 1850s, now in the Museum für Byzantinische Kunst Berlin, Paris, inv. 563.
. Ivory pyxis, Egyptian, 500-500. Already in the Vatican Museum, Rome, in the 1850s, inv. MV.64633.0.0.
. Ivory diptych, English, 1310-1320. In the collection of Samuel Meyrick, Herefordshire, by the 1850s, now in the V&A, London, inv. A.545-1910.
. Ivory diptych, English, 1310-1320. In the collection of Samuel Meyrick, Herefordshire, by the 1850s, now in the V&A, London, inv. A.545-1910.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ no. 91a. Ivory relief, Byzantine, 500-600. Already in the Domschatzkammer in Aachen, Germany, by the 1850s.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ no. 91d. Ivory relief, Byzantine, 500-600. Already in the Domschatzkammer in Aachen, Germany, by the 1850s.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ no. 91f. Ivory relief, Byzantine, 500-600. Already in the Domschatzkammer in Aachen, Germany, by the 1850s.
. Ivory oliphant (section), Italian or Egyptian, 1000-1100. In an unknown collection in Berlin in the 1850s, now in the Museum für Islamische Kunst, Berlin, inv. K. 3106.
Fourth Shelf
. Ivory oliphant, Italian, 1085-1100. Already in the Louvre, Paris, in the 1850s, inv. MRR 430. © The Â鶹ÊÓƵ, London.
. Ivory oliphant, Italian, 1000-1100. In an unknown collection in the 1850s, now in the V&A, London, inv. 8035-1862. © The Â鶹ÊÓƵ, London.
Bottom Shelf
. Ivory pyxis, Egyptian, 500-600. In the collection of Alexander Nesbitt, London, in the 1850s, now in the British Museum, London, inv. 1879,1220.1.
. Ivory pyxis, German, 800-850. In the collection of Walter Sneyd, Staffordshire, in the 1850s, now in the British Museum, London, inv. 1903,0514.1.
. Ivory casket, Danish, c. 1000. In the collection of Martin Joseph von Reider, Bamberg, in the 1850s, now in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum in Munich, Germany, inv. MA 286.
. Ivory casket, Italian, 1000-1100. In the Ferdinand Wallraf collection in Cologne, Germany, in the 1850s, now in the Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Cologne, inv. B 22.
