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Source Description
The seated Virgin wears a low crown and a mantle, and holds a bird in her right hand. The standing Christ Child holds an apple and looks at the viewer. The reverse edges of the Virgin's robe are stained red, and there are traces of gilded borders on the outer edges of both robes.The back is curved and the lower half crosshatched for attachment to a throne. The fleurons of the crown are damaged, and the lower parts of the Virgin's skirt is damaged on both sides. There are candle burns on the face of the Virgin.
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Document identity
localId
3901
label
Virgin and Child
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
3901
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Virgin and Child
description
The seated Virgin wears a low crown and a mantle, and holds a bird in her right hand. The standing Christ Child holds an apple and looks at the viewer. The reverse edges of the Virgin's robe are stained red, and there are traces of gilded borders on the outer edges of both robes.The back is curved and the lower half crosshatched for attachment to a throne. The fleurons of the crown are damaged, and the lower parts of the Virgin's skirt is damaged on both sides. There are candle burns on the face of the Virgin.
provenance
Jacques Seligmann, Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1340-1350 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
figurines
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
med
ivory
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6229
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MED
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none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
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photo
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3665037f345ec308