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Panel - A Hawking Party

A Hawking Party

  • Object:

    Panel

  • Place of origin:

    Upper Rhine, Germany (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1330-1350 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Carved ivory

  • Museum number:

    249-1867

  • Gallery location:

    Sculpture, room 111, case DR8

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During the 14th century specialist ivory craftsmen carved both secular and religious objects in great numbers. Although Paris was the main centre of production, other workshops emerged in Italy and Germany. Some of the craftsmen may have been trained in Paris as their work often combines French and local styles. This is the cover of a set of writing tablets.

Physical description

Carved ivory writing tablet cover depicting a hawking party. A couple are riding, the man is holding a hawk and has turned to caress the lady's face. Above are three trefoil arches.

Place of Origin

Upper Rhine, Germany (made)

Date

ca. 1330-1350 (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Carved ivory

Dimensions

Height: 9.5 cm, Width: 6.5 cm

Object history note

From the Webb Collection

Descriptive line

Carved ivory panel depicting a hawking party, Germany (Upper Rhine), ca. 1330-1350

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory. London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1927-1929. Part II. p. 51.
Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1867. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868., p. 9.

Materials

Ivory

Techniques

Carved

Categories

Sculpture; Sport

Collection code

SCP

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