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The Virgin and Child

Relief
ca. 1900 - ca. 1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Shrewsbury, J.B. (made)
Place of origin
London (made)

This ivory relief representing the Virgin and Child is made by John Brammall Shrewsbury. The artist made this reduced version of a plaster cast after the marble relief by the Florentine renaissance artist Desiderio da Settignano, which is also in the Museum (inv. no. A.84-1927). He used the reducing machine invented by his great-uncle Benjamin Cheverton (1794-1876), some of whose works are also in the collection. The reducing machine was sold by Shrewsbury to the Science Museum London for 50 in 1924.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Reliefs
Christianity
Religion
Object type
Relief
TitleThe Virgin and Child (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Ivory carved in relief
Ivory
Brief description
Relief, ivory, the Virgin and Child, by John Brammall Shrewsbury, after Desiderio da Settignano, British, ca. 1900-1920
Physical description
The Virgin is seated on a low bench bending over the Christ Child, who raises both arms to clutch at her robe.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.8cm
  • Width: 4.3cm
Credit line
Given by the artist, J. B. Shrewsbury.
Object history
Given by the artist, J. B. Shrewsbury, Claremont, London Road, Horsham, Sussex, in 1929.
Subjects depicted
Virgin Mary
Child Christ
Summary
This ivory relief representing the Virgin and Child is made by John Brammall Shrewsbury. The artist made this reduced version of a plaster cast after the marble relief by the Florentine renaissance artist Desiderio da Settignano, which is also in the Museum (inv. no. A.84-1927). He used the reducing machine invented by his great-uncle Benjamin Cheverton (1794-1876), some of whose works are also in the collection. The reducing machine was sold by Shrewsbury to the Science Museum London for 50 in 1924.
Bibliographic references
  • Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory. London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1929, Part II, p. 119
  • Maclagan, Eric and Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture. London, 1932, p. 42
  • Trusted, Marjorie, Baroque & Later Ivories, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2013, cat. no. 205
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.88-1929

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O349434/the-virgin-and-child-relief-shrewsbury-jb/
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