The Virgin and Child

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Netherlands (made)

This boxwood plaque is carved in relief and represents the Virgin and Child enthroned, the Virgin crowning a female Saint with flowers. It is made probably 1830-60 in the Netherlands/France, although was formerly attributed to Spain.

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Categories	Plaques & Plaquettes Christianity Religion Sculpture Reliefs
Object type	Relief
Title	The Virgin and Child (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Boxwood carved in relief Boxwood Carving Relief
Brief description	Plaque, boxwood in relief, the Virgin and Child, Netherlandish/French, probably ca. 1830-60
Physical description	This plaque shows a relief with the Virgin and Child enthroned and the Virgin crowning a female Saint with flowers.
Dimensions	Height: 13.33cm Width: 8.76cm
Object history	Bought for £1 12s. in 1864.
Subjects depicted	Saint Flowers Virgin and Child
Summary	This boxwood plaque is carved in relief and represents the Virgin and Child enthroned, the Virgin crowning a female Saint with flowers. It is made probably 1830-60 in the Netherlands/France, although was formerly attributed to Spain.
Bibliographic references	Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1864. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 55 Trusted, Marjorie. Spanish Sculpture. Catalogue of the Post-Medieval Spanish Sculpture in Wood, Terracotta, Alabaster, Marble, Stone, Lead and Jet in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1996, p. 172
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	89-1864

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O349427/the-virgin-and-child-relief-unknown/

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