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Statuette

Statuette

  • Place of origin:

    France (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1850 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    ivory

  • Museum number:

    A.13-1949

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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This ivory statuette representing a beggar was probably made in Dieppe, France, in the 19th century.

Physical description

Figure in ivory of a male beggar bearded and with long hair wearing ragged clothes and a large rosary. He has a hat in his left hand and clutches the beads with his right. Round his waist, a pan, a water bottle, and a chicken in a bag.

Place of Origin

France (made)

Date

ca. 1850 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

ivory

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in with pedestal

Descriptive line

Statuette a beggar with a pedestal, ivory. French 19th century.

Subjects depicted

Hat; Bottle; Pan; Chicken; Rosary; Beggar

Categories

Sculpture

Collection code

SCP

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Qr_O313129
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