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Statuette of Enthroned Virgin and Child
Rhineland or Meuse Valley
Medieval
second quarter of 13th century
Object Place: Rhineland/Meuse, Europe
Medium/Technique
Metal; gilded copper (97.8% copper, 1.7% lead, .5% tin)
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 2.3 x 3cm (2 3/8 x 7/8 x 1 3/16in.)
Credit Line
Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection
Accession Number47.1439
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsMetalwork
DescriptionStatuette with attachment holes. Solid cast, chased, engraved, and gilded. The crowned Virgin sits frontally on a backless throne with the Christ Child seated in profile on her left knee.
Marks
None
ProvenanceHenri Daguerre, Paris [see note 1]. 1929, Alfredo Barsanti, Rome; 1929, sold by Barsanti to Joseph Brummer (b. 1883 - d. 1947), New York (stock no. P6512); 1947, sold by the estate of Joseph Brummer to the MFA for $4500. (Accession Date: November 13, 1947)
NOTES:
[1] See "Master Bronzes Selected from Museums and Collections in America" (exh. cat. Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, February 1937), cat. no. 115. The dates of Daguerre's ownership are not known.
NOTES:
[1] See "Master Bronzes Selected from Museums and Collections in America" (exh. cat. Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, February 1937), cat. no. 115. The dates of Daguerre's ownership are not known.