Mirror Case with amorous scenes
This round ivory panel is one of two that formed a protective case for a domed mirror of silvered glass. The exterior side of the case depicts two pairs of courting couples within a frame of cusped arches. While harkening to earlier fourteenth-century ivory mirror cases made in the north of France, this example is likely from the later part of the century and was made in northern Italy, where local carvers adapted French models in their own successful ivory and bone carving studios.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mirror Case with amorous scenes
- Date: 14th century
- Culture: North Italian
- Medium: Elephant ivory
- Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/8 x 5/16 in. (10.5 x 0.8 cm)
- Classification: Ivories-Elephant
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.190.257
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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Italian
ca. 1390–1400
European (Medieval style)
19th century
French
ca. 1350
French
ca. 1350
French
second quarter 14th century
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