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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Diptych

1300-1350 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Diptych altarpiece, silver, silver gilt, enamelled. On the reverse St John the Evangelist and St John the Baptist, on the obverse the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin. Inscribed in Latin with verses from the gospel of St John (1:6, 1:14).


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, silver gilt, engraved, enamel
Brief description
Silver-gilt diptych altarpiece decorated with translucent enamels, depicting the Annunciation and the Coronation of the Virgin, on the reverse St John the Evangelist and St John the Baptist. England, 1300-50
Physical description
Diptych altarpiece, silver, silver gilt, enamelled. On the reverse St John the Evangelist and St John the Baptist, on the obverse the Annunciation and Coronation of the Virgin. Inscribed in Latin with verses from the gospel of St John (1:6, 1:14).
Dimensions
  • Height: 44mm (Note: Measured while pinned in the Jewellery Gallery)
  • Diptych open width: 62mm (Note: Measured while pinned in the Jewellery Gallery)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
212-1874

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Record createdSeptember 14, 2004
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