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Group - Christ seated with two apostles

Christ seated with two apostles

  • Object:

    Group

  • Place of origin:

    France (made)

  • Date:

    early 19th century (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Carved ivory

  • Museum number:

    211-1867

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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This is an ivory group made in the early 19th century France. This group forms part of a large emsemble of forgeries, mainly comprising small groups including this object and purporting to be from retables with scenes of the Passion of Christ.

Physical description

Ivory group depicting Christ holding a chalice seated with two apostles

Place of Origin

France (made)

Date

early 19th century (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Carved ivory

Dimensions

Height: 10.5 cm, Width: 6.5 cm

Object history note

From the Webb Collection

Historical significance: This group forms part of a large ensemble of forgeries, mainly comprising small groups purporting to be from retables with scenes of the Passion of Christ

Descriptive line

Ivory group depicting Christ seated with two apostles, France, early 19th century

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory. London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1927-1929. Part II. p. 33.
Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1867. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868., p. 7.
Cf. Leeuwenberg, Japp. Early Nineteenth-century Gothic Ivoriese. Aachener Kunstblätter. 39, 1969. pp. 111-148. fig. 12.

Subjects depicted

Jesus Christ; The Apostles

Categories

Sculpture; Christianity; Fakes & forgeries

Collection code

SCP

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Qr_O106360
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