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Source Description
Carved in the round, St. Francis's neck is shaped like a peg to fit into something else, presumably a torso made of another material. Although documentation is sparse, it is generally assumed by specialists in the field that such heads carved in ivory and intended to be inserted in a torso of a cheaper material are more characteristic of the later 1600s and 1700s. Given that so little is known about ivory carving in Sapin itself and the similarities with the products of ivory carving workshops in the Philippines, it is more likely that such heads (compare also 71.390 and 71.412) were carved in this Spanish colony where the Franciscans were so active.
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Document identity
localId
11803
label
Head of Saint Francis of Assisi
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
11803
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Head of Saint Francis of Assisi
description
Carved in the round, St. Francis's neck is shaped like a peg to fit into something else, presumably a torso made of another material. Although documentation is sparse, it is generally assumed by specialists in the field that such heads carved in ivory and intended to be inserted in a torso of a cheaper material are more characteristic of the later 1600s and 1700s. Given that so little is known about ivory carving in Sapin itself and the similarities with the products of ivory carving workshops in the Philippines, it is more likely that such heads (compare also 71.390 and 71.412) were carved in this Spanish colony where the Franciscans were so active.
provenance
Leon Gruel, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1625-1675 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
statuettes (statues)
heads
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.5
height
5
depth
5
dimensionsRaw
Bust: H: 2 15/16 × W: 1 15/16 × D: 1 15/16 in. (7.5 × 5 × 5 cm)w/ mount: H: 5 7/8 × W: 1 15/16 × D: 1 15/16 in. (15 × 5 × 5 cm)
Source extras
med
ivory
creator_ids
6242
32066
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
3663
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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