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Casket with Scenes from the Life of Christ
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This casket consists of six ivory panels, five of which are carved in openwork with scenes of the life of Christ. Previously described as 15th-century English work, the object has been identified as an early 19th-century creation by the 'Master of the Bearded Men Forgeries", based on the rough carving as well as iconographical and stylistic inconsistencies.
Provenance
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Purchased by Hollingworth Magniac, Colworth, Bedfordshire, before 1862; inherited by Charles Magniac, Colworth, 1867; Sale, Christies, London, July 2 1892, no. 259; purchased by E. de Valero, Paris; Sale, Paris, December 18 1893, no. 52; purchased by Marcus Antocolsky, Paris; Sale, Paris, June 10 1901, no. 68; purchased by Jacques Seligmann, Paris; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 1962 | The International Style: The Arts in Europe Around 1400. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/9/1962 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 x W: 5 1/4 in. (10.2 x 13.4 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased by Henry Walters, 1910
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.271