St. Hubert

Object Name
Artist/Maker
Object Type
Date
1490-1530
Medium
boxwood
Credit Line
The British Museum, London, United Kingdom
Object Number
WB.237
Location
Not currently on display
Institution/Owner

Dimensions

Overall Open: 86mm (8.6 cm)

Description

Upper half with St Hubert adoring the stag; trees and huntsmen in background
Lower half: enthronement of St Hubert following consecration by Pope Sergius [?]

Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription
None

Published References

Charles Hercules Read, The Waddesdon Bequest : Catalogue of the works of art bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, 1898: 114, no. 237, plate XLIV; O.M. Dalton, 'The Waddesdon Bequest', 2nd edn (rev), British Museum, London, 1927, no.237; Hugh Tait, 'Catalogue of the Waddesdon Bequest in the British Museum. 1., The Jewels', British Museum, London, 1986, pp.51-56, figs.36-37;

Catalogue Raisonné

Romanelli 51

Provenance

Provenance
Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, London. Acquired by British Museum 1898
Previous Owner(s)
Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild

Subjects

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