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Source Description
This ivory mirror back shows a couple playing chess, a game symbolic of a young man's battle to win his lady's heart. The scene is surrounded by a ten-lobed frame adorned with masks and four crouched dragons fill the four corners.
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Document identity
localId
18374
label
Mirror Cover with a Couple Playing Chess
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
18374
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Mirror Cover with a Couple Playing Chess
description
This ivory mirror back shows a couple playing chess, a game symbolic of a young man's battle to win his lady's heart. The scene is surrounded by a ten-lobed frame adorned with masks and four crouched dragons fill the four corners.
provenance
Freiherr von Wambolt, Aschaffenburg, 1847; Jakob von Hefner-Alteneck, Munich; Jakob von Hefner-Alteneck Sale, Munich, June 6-7, 1904, no. 308; Léon Gruel, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 14th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
mirrors
cases
plaques
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.8
height
10.5
depth
1.6
dimensionsRaw
Overall: H: 3 7/8 × W: 4 1/8 × D: 5/8 in. (9.84 × 10.48 × 1.59 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
med
ivory
creator_ids
6211
collection_ids
MED
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2829
3089
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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7835bdec8965c427
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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f82f7ed95420d51d
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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b5a13047ff839735
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no
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no