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Statuette of Venus and Cupid
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Venus, attended by Cupid, stands among clouds. An inscription on the reverse of this statuette, "Sculpté à . . . Par Belleteste," suggests that it was produced by a member of the Belleteste family, who were active in ivory carving in Dieppe and briefly at Versailles from the late 17th to the early 19th centuries.
Inscription
Provenance
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Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore, by 1908 [1] [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] Walters Art Museum Archives, Records of John C. Anderson, Journal 1, page 11: “All Articles shipped from / 13 W 51st St – per list following / safely received + checked off
Nov 28/29/[19]08…. 96. Ivory Venus + cupid – Dieppe – ”.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/11/1962 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 10/23/1987 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
France, Dieppe (Place of Origin)
Measurements
8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
71.415