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Infant Christ

Statuette
16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This statuette is made in the 16th century in Germany by an unknown artist.

It shows the nude seated figure of the Infant Christ with an orb in left hand and a rosary.

It is made of pipclay, which is a fine white clay also used to make tobacco pipes and pottery. Conveniently situated on a major trading route, Siegburg was a centre of ceramic production with well-organised workshops and kilns in which also pipe-clay figures were fired.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleInfant Christ (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pipeclay
Brief description
Statuette, pipeclay, nude seated figure of the Infant Christ, Germany (Siegburg), 16th century
Physical description
Nude seated figure of the Infant Christ with an orb in left hand and a rosary.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.66cm
Object history
Dug up near Cologne. Bought, 5s.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This statuette is made in the 16th century in Germany by an unknown artist.

It shows the nude seated figure of the Infant Christ with an orb in left hand and a rosary.

It is made of pipclay, which is a fine white clay also used to make tobacco pipes and pottery. Conveniently situated on a major trading route, Siegburg was a centre of ceramic production with well-organised workshops and kilns in which also pipe-clay figures were fired.
Bibliographic reference
Inventory of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in the Years 1903 - 1904. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, During the Year 1903, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition with Appendix and Indices. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Wyman and Sons, Limited, 1907, p. 252
Collection
Accession number
1476-1903

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Record createdNovember 21, 2008
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