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Bust of a woman

Brooch
ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This ivory brooch depicts a girl in a low cut dress. Her head is turned towards the left and she looks downwards at a dove which rests on her right shoulder. Her hair falls in ringlets over her bare shoulder. According to the donors JA Schuller was born in Stuttgart in 1839. He came to England in 1866 and married an English woman in 1870. This brooch was carved in 1870 as a present to his bride. From then until 1908 he carved many beautiful statuettes in ivory which were swiftly bought by Americans. He died in July 1912, aged 73.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBust of a woman (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Ivory
Brief description
Brooch, ivory with brass mounts, bust of a woman, by Johann Adam Schuller, Anglo-German, ca. 1870
Physical description
Brooch, ivory, carved in high relief with the bust of a girl in a low cut dress. Her head is turned towards the left, as she looks downwards at a dove which rests on her right shoulder. The hair falls in ringlets over her bare shoulder. She carries roses in her hair and one on her dress. The background, broken by horizontal lines set within a plain band is bordered by rope work.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm (Note: whole)
Object history
Given by the artist's daughters, Misses Antoinette & Edith Schuller, Belgrave Road, Barnes, London, in 1933.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This ivory brooch depicts a girl in a low cut dress. Her head is turned towards the left and she looks downwards at a dove which rests on her right shoulder. Her hair falls in ringlets over her bare shoulder. According to the donors JA Schuller was born in Stuttgart in 1839. He came to England in 1866 and married an English woman in 1870. This brooch was carved in 1870 as a present to his bride. From then until 1908 he carved many beautiful statuettes in ivory which were swiftly bought by Americans. He died in July 1912, aged 73.
Bibliographic references
  • Trusted, Marjorie, Baroque & Later Ivories, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2013, cat. no. 187
  • Review [1911-1938], Victoria & Albert Museum. Review of the Principal Acquisitions during the Year, London, 1933, p. 44
Collection
Accession number
A.27-1933

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Record createdJune 22, 2009
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