Figure
ca. 1350 (made)
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Figure of a female with sword, possibly Virtue, copper alloy, chased and gilt. The figure, partly hollow-cast is that of a fashionably dressed woman in the act of plunging a sword into an unseen opponent. The end of the sword blade is smoothly broken off. The woman wears a cote-hardie with close-cut bodice and full skirts, the sleeves attenuating at the elbows into tippets; the long closed-buttoned sleeves of an undergarment are visible.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Copper alloy, cast, chased; gilt |
| Brief description | Figure of a Virtue, copper alloy, gilded, England, ca. 1350 |
| Physical description | Figure of a female with sword, possibly Virtue, copper alloy, chased and gilt. The figure, partly hollow-cast is that of a fashionably dressed woman in the act of plunging a sword into an unseen opponent. The end of the sword blade is smoothly broken off. The woman wears a cote-hardie with close-cut bodice and full skirts, the sleeves attenuating at the elbows into tippets; the long closed-buttoned sleeves of an undergarment are visible. |
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| Credit line | Gievn by Dr W. L. Hildburgh FSA |
| Bibliographic reference | Alexander, Jonathan, and Paul Binski (eds.), Age of Chivalry: Art in Plantagenet England 1200-1400, London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1987. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.179-1926 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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