The Virgin and Child

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Italy (made)

This oval ivory relief was made in about 1860, probably in Italy. The plaque representing the Virgin and Child against a hanging backdrop, with distant landscape visible behind, is inspired by paintings by Giovanni Bellini (ca. 1430-1516). The relief is slightly concave and a thin piece of wood has been attached to the back.

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Category	Reliefs
Object type	Relief
Title	The Virgin and Child (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Ivory on wood backing Ivory Wood Relief
Brief description	Relief, ivory with wood backing, the Virgin and Child, ca. 1860, probably Italian
Physical description	Oval relief in ivory representing the Virgin and Child. The Virgin, seen half-length, holds the infant Christ before her on a table; in the background is a curtain and a roughly scratched landscape.
Dimensions	Height: 5.1cm Width: 6.8cm
Credit line	Given by Sydney Vacher
Object history	Given by the architect Sydney Vacher Esq. (1854-1934), The George Hotel, Oxted, Surrey, in 1920, along with three other ivories and some mother-of-peal carvings.
Subjects depicted	Landscape Virgin and Child
Summary	This oval ivory relief was made in about 1860, probably in Italy. The plaque representing the Virgin and Child against a hanging backdrop, with distant landscape visible behind, is inspired by paintings by Giovanni Bellini (ca. 1430-1516). The relief is slightly concave and a thin piece of wood has been attached to the back.
Bibliographic references	Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory. London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1927-1929, Part II, p. 121 Trusted, Marjorie, Baroque & Later Ivories, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2013 pp. 454, 455 Trusted, Marjorie, Baroque & Later Ivories, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2013, pp. 454, 455, cat. no. 502
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	A.111-1920

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O349456/the-virgin-and-child-relief-unknown/

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