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Statuette - An apostle

An apostle

  • Object:

    Statuette

  • Place of origin:

    Germany (made)

  • Date:

    19th century (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Carved boxwood

  • Museum number:

    96:1, 2-1889

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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This is an imitation of Flemish figures of around 1620.

Physical description

Carved boxwood statuette of an Apostle with glass eyes, possibly St Paul, holding a book under his left arm
[Fragment] Carved boxwood hand from a statuette

Place of Origin

Germany (made)

Date

19th century (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Carved boxwood

Dimensions

[Statuette] Height: 8 in

Descriptive line

Carved boxwood statuette of an Apostle, Germany, 19th century

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

List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1889 London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1890. pp.11

Production Note

An imitation of Flemish figures of ca. 1620

Materials

Boxwood

Techniques

Carved

Subjects depicted

The Apostles

Categories

Sculpture; Christianity; Fakes & forgeries

Collection code

SCP

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