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Left hand of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII, r. 1901-1910)

Hand
ca. 1862-1876 (made)
Artist/Maker
Boehm, Sir Joseph Edgar (sculptor)
Place of origin
England (made)

A series of casts of hands, including this one, was acquired by the Museum in 1892 from the executors of the estate of Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm. Boehm executed a number of works associated with the Prince of Wales, perhaps most notably the monumental sculpture of the Prince on horseback erected in 1879 in Bombay, India. A plaster model for that work - also given by the executors of the late sculptor - is in the Museum's collections (inv.no. 1804-1892).


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Royalty
Object type
Hand
TitleLeft hand of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII, r. 1901-1910) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Plaster cast
Plaster
Casting
Brief description
Left hand, Prince Albert Edward, Boehm, plaster
Physical description
Left hand with ring on third finger, plaster.
Dimensions
  • Length: 23cm
  • Width: 12cm
  • Depth: 5.5cm
  • Weight: 0.76kg
Credit line
Given by the executors of the artist
Subject depicted
Edward VII (King of Great Britain)
Summary
A series of casts of hands, including this one, was acquired by the Museum in 1892 from the executors of the estate of Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm. Boehm executed a number of works associated with the Prince of Wales, perhaps most notably the monumental sculpture of the Prince on horseback erected in 1879 in Bombay, India. A plaster model for that work - also given by the executors of the late sculptor - is in the Museum's collections (inv.no. 1804-1892).
Bibliographic references
  • Bilbey, Diane with Trusted, Marjorie, British Sculpture 1470 to 2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2002, 522 p., ISBN 1-85177-395-9.
  • List of Reproductions in Electrotype and Plaster acquired by the South Kensington Museum in the Year 1892. London, 1893.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
REPRO.1892-113

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Record createdJanuary 15, 2003
Record URL
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