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John Grandisson Triptych
The John Grandisson Triptych is an ivory triptych carved in England around 1330 AD. Since 1861, it has been part of the British Museum's collection.
Description.
One of the best preserved English ivories, the John Grandisson Triptych was made between 1330 and 1340. It measures high by wide. The triptych is made from three rectangular panels of elephant ivory and folds closed along two sets of three silver hinges. The central panel is divided into two scenes, with the Coronation of the Virgin above
inscribed with the emblems of John Grandisson as Bishop of Exeter. One of them, now known as the "John Grandisson Triptych", held at the British Museum in London, is considered a masterpiece of English mediaeval carving. The diptych is in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
An important psalter known as the Grandisson Psalter, owned by Bishop Grandisson, survives in the British Library in London. It records Grandisson's death and the fact that he bequeathed it to royalty.