Standing Virgin and Child statuette

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Maker

Title

Standing Virgin and Child statuette

Date of Production

c. 1325-50

Medium

carved ivory with traces of pigment

Dimensions

Height: 145 mm
Width: 40 mm
Depth: 19 mm

Object Number

O.1966.GP.3

Mode of Acquisition

Gambier-Parry, bequest, 1966

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Label Text

This statuette was probably made for a church tabernacle, where holy bread and wine are stored.

Signs of wear on the heads of the Virgin Mary and the infant Christ suggest it was later used for personal devotion and frequently handled after it became detached from its original setting.

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscribed on back with large 2 in black

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Exhibition History

National Gallery (permanent display during closure), National Gallery, London, 14/09/2018-03/09/2021
The Gambier-Parry Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1967

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