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Bust of a Boy: M.44-1997

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Bust of a Boy

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Marble, carved in the round.

Notes

History note: Purchased as Florentine in 1938 by Lt Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC (1892-1958); his sister, the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek, from the collection of the late Lt Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC in his memory.

Measurements and weight

Height: 24.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1995) by Sherek, Pamela

Dating

16th Century, Early#
Circa 1500 CE - Circa 1525 CE

Note

Northern Italian

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Materials used in production

Marble

Techniques used in production

Carving : Marble carved in the round

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.44-1997
Primary reference Number: 31242
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_44_1997
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Saturday 14 March 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bust of a Boy" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/31242 Accessed: 2024-11-22 09:01:46

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