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Virgin and Child: M.9-1951

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 32 (Rothschild)

Titles

Virgin and Child

Maker(s)

Production: School of the Lower Rhine

Entities

Categories

Description

Virgin and Child. Alabaster, carved in the round. The Virgin wears a crown over her veil and holds the naked Child in her right arm. The hands of the Child are lost in the veil of the Virgin with which he plays. The drapery folds are voluminous and completely disguise the figure beneath. The group is supported on a wooden stand of octagonal shape with moulded sides and central spike to put into a hole in the base.

Legal notes

Percy Moore Turner Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 26.7 cm
Width: 11.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1951) by Turner, Percy Moore

Dating

15th Century#
Circa 1400 CE - Circa 1500 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Materials used in production

Alabaster

Techniques used in production

Carving : Alabaster, carved in the round

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.9-1951
Primary reference Number: 31401
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_9_1951
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 10 December 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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