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Source Description
On the back of this mirror cover a couple on horseback are shown hawking; this was a pastime suitable for noble young lovers as they could be together away from the castle or manor house for their amorous pursuits. The scene is surrounded by a six-lobed frame set within a circle and four crouched dragons.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
14936
label
Mirror Cover with Hawking Scene
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
14936
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Mirror Cover with Hawking Scene
description
On the back of this mirror cover a couple on horseback are shown hawking; this was a pastime suitable for noble young lovers as they could be together away from the castle or manor house for their amorous pursuits. The scene is surrounded by a six-lobed frame set within a circle and four crouched dragons.
provenance
Walter Sneyd, Staffordshire, until 1888; Walter Sneyd Sale, London, July 7, 1902, no. 23; Jaques Seligmann, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1325-1350 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
mirrors
cases, plaques
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.1
height
12.1
depth
1
dimensionsRaw
Overall: H: 4 3/4 × W: 4 3/4 × D: 3/8 in. (12.07 × 12.07 × 0.95 cm)
Source extras
cul
French
style
Gothic
med
ivory
creator_ids
6229
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MED
exhibition_ids
316
3089
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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d3a79c0fea6eeb55
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no
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no
seq
2
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photo
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3e886343c5b20c8f
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no
hasDescription
no