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| Keywords: Burgundian - Box Panel with Lovers Exchanging Gifts - Walters 71204.jpg Four couples in lavish court costume are placed beneath ogee arches supported by colonnettes From left to right the couples exchange a ring a pet squirrel a flower and a bunch of hearts The background is lightly crosshatched On the rear of the panel the date 1417 is written in Arabic numerals A poem is written in a 16th-century hand in two lines divided in the center by a configuration which may be the capital letter I or H The poem reads Dear lady I love you loyally And pray God that you not forget me And I place myself at your command Without evil intent and without folly The date and inscription are 16th-century additions There is a large series of holes for the original mounts some of which have been filled with plaster A break and chip occur on the right end between 1410 1420 Medieval ivory cm 5 6 23 accession number 71 204 29065 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1925 Date On the rear of the panel 1417; Poem Dos Dame je vos aime leaulement/Port Die prie que ne mobilie mis/Et fie mon cors a vos comandens /Sans moveste et sans nulle folie ; Translation Dear lady I love you loyally/And pray God that you not forget me/And I place myself at your command/Without evil intent and without folly Medieval Games of Love and War The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995-1996 place of origin Flanders Belgium Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
