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Source Description
The Virgin nursing the Christ Child is carved in high relief on a square of steatite with cut corners. There are two holes for suspension. The inscription is illegible.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
36394
label
Virgin and Child Pendant
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
36394
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Virgin and Child Pendant
description
The Virgin nursing the Christ Child is carved in high relief on a square of steatite with cut corners. There are two holes for suspension. The inscription is illegible.
provenance
Henry Walters, New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, 1941; Miss Julia R. Rogers, Baltimore, 1941, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by gift.
date
18th century (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Stone
plaques
pendants
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.8
height
3
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/8 x W: 1 3/16 in. (2.8 x 3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Illegible inscription] Top left
med
steatite
creator_ids
none
collection_ids
MED
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
72f647796a3b6611