Pendant with the Coronation of the Virgin
Delicate openwork carvings such as this pendant became a popular type of fine devotional jewlery from about 1400 onwards.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pendant with the Coronation of the Virgin
- Date: early 15th century
- Culture: North French or Netherlandish
- Medium: Elephant ivory mounted behind rock crystal in gold mount
- Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/8 x 13/16 x 1/4 in. (3.5 x 2.1 x 0.7 cm)
- Classifications: Ivories-Elephant, Lapidary Work-Crystal, Jewelry
- Credit Line: Purchase, Andrew Butterfield and Claire Schiffman, Stephen K. Scher, and Scher Charitable Trust Gifts, 2012
- Object Number: 2012.255
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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