IDENTIFIERS
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id:	30369
accession number:	M.5-1941

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 25 February 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Madonna and Child in Glory, carved in wood in the round, and set in a tortoise shell case. The tortoise shell case is round-headed with two hinged 'wings' which open to reveal the Virgin, crowned and holding a sceptre in her right hand and the Child in her left arm. The Virgin, crushing with her right foot the head of a serpent, stands on the crescent moon which rests on the pedestal, while the Child blesses. The pedestal has a cartouche carved on the front with the following carved in relief: IR, in between these two letters are two pairs of crossed batons, above them a crown and below them a heart pierced by a sword. On the sides of the pedestal are two winged armless herms. Four angels, seemingly floating in space, are placed on either side of the Virgin (they are attached to the back of the case). Above the head of the Virgin is carved the dove. The back of the case behind the Virgin is decorated with an applied gilt-metal mandorla.
title:	relief

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
creditline: Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/30369

PEOPLE
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Virgin Mary
Christ
angels
herms

SUBJECTS
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moon
crown
sword
heart
baton
dove
serpent
moon
crown
sword
heart
baton
dove
serpent



TECHNIQUES
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wood carved in the round, enclosed in a tortoise shell case
carving
TECHNIQUES
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relief

CATEGORIES
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category: sculpture

DATING
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creation date:	1640 - 1660
creation date earliest:	1640
creation date latest:	1660
culture:	17th Century, Mid#

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Depth
units: cm
value: 6.5

dimension: Depth
units: in
value: 2.5

dimension: Height
units: cm
value: 25.8

dimension: Height
units: in
value: 10.0

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 17.1

dimension: Width
units: in
value: 6.75



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