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Shepherd

Statuette
ca. 1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Germany (made)

This ivory statuette represents a shepherd from the Nativity Group and its style suggests to be German, made in the middle of the 17th century.


Object details

Category
Sculpture
Object type
Statuette
TitleShepherd (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Ivory
Ivory
Brief description
Statuette, ivory, shepherd (from Nativity group), German, mid 17th century
Physical description
The bearded shepherd kneels on his left knee and raises his right hand; he has bagpipes and a wallet. The figure probably comes from a Nativity group. Its style suggests it is German, and dates from the mid-seventeenth century.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.9cm
Object history
From the Murray bequest in 1910.
Subjects depicted
Shepherd
Staff
Bagpipes
Wallet
Summary
This ivory statuette represents a shepherd from the Nativity Group and its style suggests to be German, made in the middle of the 17th century.
Bibliographic references
  • 'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 163
  • Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory. Part II. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1929, p. 75
  • Trusted, Marjorie, Baroque & Later Ivories, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2013, cat. no. 53
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.1068-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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