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Angel

Italian (Artist)
14th century (Gothic)
Elephant ivory, pigment, gilding, horn, modern wood base

This elegant figure of an angel holding a candlestick is characterized by a slender, elongated, curving body conforming to the shape of the elephant tusk from which it was carved. The figure is part of a pair carved from two halves of the same tusk, and are nearly flat on the back. It is likely that they were to be attached to a larger surface as decoration.

Provenance
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Count Gregoire Stroganoff (1829–1910), Rome; Possibly acquired by Henry Walters through Brummer; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
4/26/2016 Treatment Repaired
4/26/2016 Treatment Repaired to reattach horn stand.
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Italy (Place of Origin)

Measurements

With Base H: 8 7/8 × W: 2 3/4 × D: 1 9/16 in. (22.5 × 7 × 4 cm)
Without Base H: 7 7/8 × W: 1 15/16 × D: 1 3/8 in. (20 × 5 × 3.5 cm)

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BRUMMER ?

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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71.186

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