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Virgin and Child
14th century (Gothic)
elephant ivory
Seated on an oblong bench, the Virgin holds the Christ child, who holds an apple in his left hand. The Virgin wears a veil and traces of color (green) can be found in the folds of her drapery.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Cardinal Giacomo Antonelli, Rome; his family, 1876, by inheritance; George Robinson Harding, London, 1904, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Overall: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1906
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.230