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Virgin and Child with Angels
(Medieval Europe )
The small plaque was not made to be half of a diptych since it was never hinged. It may have been intended for a book cover. The 19th-century frame was made in the style of the 13th century and incorporates silver gilt, filigree, and cabochon stones and pastes. The standing Virgin holds the Child with her left hand and a stem of flowers in her right. She is shown between two candle-bearing angels beneath an arcade of three trefoil arches.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Émile Rey, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1989 | The Carver's Art: Medieval Sculpture in Ivory, Bone and Horn. Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/22/1982 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 5/8 x W: 1 15/16 in. (6.6 x 4.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1913
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.
71.213