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Source Description
Croziers, or staffs of office in the form of shepherds' crooks, were carried by both bishops and abbots. Carved on one face of the crozier are the Virgin and St. John flanking the Crucified Christ; on the other, the Virgin holds the Christ child between two candle-bearing angels. The fine carving of the figures is complemented by such details as the delicate vine leaves around the edges of the scenes. A few ivory croziers are known from this period, but the majority were made of pieces of rock crystal and enameled and gilded copper.
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Document identity
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7509
label
Crozier with the Virgin and Child, and the Crucifixion
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object
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2
Source metadata
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7509
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object
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normalized
title
Crozier with the Virgin and Child, and the Crucifixion
description
Croziers, or staffs of office in the form of shepherds' crooks, were carried by both bishops and abbots. Carved on one face of the crozier are the Virgin and St. John flanking the Crucified Christ; on the other, the Virgin holds the Christ child between two candle-bearing angels. The fine carving of the figures is complemented by such details as the delicate vine leaves around the edges of the scenes. A few ivory croziers are known from this period, but the majority were made of pieces of rock crystal and enameled and gilded copper.
provenance
John Edward Taylor, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John Edward Taylor Sale, London, July 1, 1912, no. 82; Seligmann Brothers, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1350-1360 (Medieval)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Ivory & Bone
crosiers (episcopal)
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13.5
height
11.6
depth
2.6
dimensionsRaw
5 5/16 x 4 9/16 x 1 in. (13.5 x 11.6 x 2.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
French
style
Gothic
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ivory
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6229
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MED
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215
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316
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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634821aaae2dde33
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no
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2
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photo
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9b939376baf983ac
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no