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Crucifix
German
about 1755
Object Place: Europe, Neudeck, Germany
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain, ebonized wood
Dimensions
34.5 x 20.5 cm (13 9/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William A. Coolidge
Accession Number1993.58
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionWhite, lead glazed. Christ crucified with three nails. Figure clothed with loincloth tied loosely at right hip. Crown of thorns rests heavily on the head on dropped right shoulder, eyes and mouth agape.
Marks
none
ProvenanceAntique Porcelain Company, New York; sold by the Antique Porcelain Company to William Appleton Coolidge (b. 1901 - d. 1992), Topsfield and Cambridge, MA; 1993, bequest of William Appleton Coolidge to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 27, 1993)