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Two standing figures

Panel
ca. 1390-1420 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This bone relief medallion was probably made by the workshop of the Embriachi in Italy (Florence or Venice) in about 1390-1420.
The Workshop of the Embriachi was an Italian family of entrepreneurs and carvers. The precise location and the organization of the workshop is unknown, although c. 1431 there was evidently a workshop in Venice, in the area of S Luca, where various members of the family are recorded.
This plaque must originally have come from a casket depicting pairs of male and female figures, such as cat. no. 278.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTwo standing figures (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bone relief
Brief description
Plaque, bone, two standing figures, probably by the Workshop of Baldassare Ubriachi, Italian (Florence or Venice), ca. 1390-1420
Physical description
The rectangular plaque depicts a conversation of a standing male and female person in profile. The figures now have no feet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.8cm
  • Width: 3.5cm
Object history
Formerly in the collection of Margaret Longhurst (1882-1958), London and Aldbourne, Wiltshire and keeper of Sculpture 1938-1942, who left this object (along with A.6, 8 & 9-1984) to the donor's aunt. The donor was K. D. H. Cattanach Esq., Swindon, Wilts, ho gave the relief to the museum in 1984.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This bone relief medallion was probably made by the workshop of the Embriachi in Italy (Florence or Venice) in about 1390-1420.
The Workshop of the Embriachi was an Italian family of entrepreneurs and carvers. The precise location and the organization of the workshop is unknown, although c. 1431 there was evidently a workshop in Venice, in the area of S Luca, where various members of the family are recorded.
This plaque must originally have come from a casket depicting pairs of male and female figures, such as cat. no. 278.
Bibliographic references
  • Williamson, Paul and Davies, Glyn, Medieval Ivory Carvings, 1200-1550, (in 2 parts), V&A Publishing, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014 part II, p. 829
  • Williamson, Paul and Davies, Glyn, Medieval Ivory Carvings, 1200-1550, (in 2 parts), V&A Publishing, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, part II, p. 829, cat. no. 272
Collection
Accession number
A.7-1984

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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