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Mirror case depicting lovers
Italian (Tuscany)
Medieval (Gothic)
14th century
Medium/Technique
Ivory; bone
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number51.2471
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
DescriptionA walking youth approaches seated maid holding wreath, tree between, dog below. Angular rim. Cracked with hole at right side; lost lower portion rebuilt with wood (plaster?).
ProvenanceCollection of Prince Liechtenstein, Vienna. 1951, Leopold Blumka, New York; 1951, sold by Blumka to the MFA for $600. (Accession Date: November 8, 1951)