Folding Shrine with Virgin and Child
Object type: Folding shrine
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: French
Date: ca. 1300–1325
Medium: Elephant ivory, traces of paint and gilding
Dimensions: Overall (opened): 7 5/16 x 4 13/16 x 13/16 in. (18.6 x 12.2 x 2.1 cm)
Overall (closed): 7 5/16 x 2 x 1 in. (18.6 x 5.1 x 2.6 cm)
center: 7 5/16 x 1 5/8 x 13/16 in. (18.6 x 4.1 x 2.1 cm)
outer wings: 6 11/16 x 13/16 x 1/4 in. (17 x 2.1 x 0.6 cm)
inner wings: 6 5/16 x 11/16 x 1/4 in. (16 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm)
Classification: Ivories-Elephant
Geography: Made in possibly Paris   France  
Credit line: Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
Accession year: 1941