Statue
Statue
late 17th century (made)
late 17th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The figure of an angel stands resting on her left leg. Her body is swayed backwards and slightly to the right while her head with its curling hair is thrown back with her eyes looking upwards.She wears an elaborate fluttering tunic which is open at the neck and caught above the knee by a brooch and round her waist there is a jewelled girdle. It is unclear what was orginally held in her hands although it seems likely to have been a palm branch.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Statue |
| Materials and techniques | Elm |
| Brief description | Carved elm statue depicting an angel, English, late 17th century |
| Physical description | The figure stands, resting on the left leg. The body is swayed backwars and slightly to the right, the head with its curling hair thrown back, the eyes looking upwards. In the left hand is the base of a palm (?) now missing, while the right arm is held up, the hand in the act of touching the pal, In an elaborate fluttering tunic open at the neck and caught above the knee by a brooch; round her waist a jewelled girdle. |
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| Object history | Purchased for £4 from Messrs H.L Moyes. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The figure of an angel stands resting on her left leg. Her body is swayed backwards and slightly to the right while her head with its curling hair is thrown back with her eyes looking upwards.She wears an elaborate fluttering tunic which is open at the neck and caught above the knee by a brooch and round her waist there is a jewelled girdle. It is unclear what was orginally held in her hands although it seems likely to have been a palm branch. |
| Bibliographic reference | cf. Historical Monuments Commission. London. IV. The City. pl.43. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.55-1932 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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