Adoration of the Magi
Relief
18th century (made)
18th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This is one 'wax' [since discovered to be alabaster] of a group of twenty-nine wax sculptures bequeathed to the Museum by Edward (Teddy) Pyke. Mr. Pyke had devoted most of his life to the study of waxes, and was the recognised authority in the field. His 'Biographical Dictionary of Wax Modellers', published in 1973, has become the standard reference book for students of the subject. Mr Pyke's own collection was wide-ranging, and included British, German, French and Italian portraits and figure subjects from the sixteenth century up to the present day. His generous bequest augmented and complemented the then existing holdings of waxes in the Museum.
The relief is almost certainly polychromed and gilt Huamanga alabaster, likely to have been made in Lima, and to date from the 18th century.
The relief is almost certainly polychromed and gilt Huamanga alabaster, likely to have been made in Lima, and to date from the 18th century.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Adoration of the Magi (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Almost certainly polychromed and gilt Huanmanga alabaster |
| Brief description | Relief, polychromed and gilt Huamanga alabaster, the Adoration of the Magi, Peruvian, Lima, 18th century |
| Physical description | Three panels at the top of the relief show a single flower (left adn right) and a figure on a donkey (centre). Labels on the reverse. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Formed by Wickham Flower, Esq. Deceased; late of Great Tangley Manor, Guildford, and 20 Embankment Gardens, Chelsea'; 'Christie, Manson and Woods, December 14/15, 1904'; 'No. 203: A wax relief, with the Adoration of the Magi, coloured and gilt - 5in by 3in - in ebonised frame' [also handwritten on the reverse] 'New Gallery, London, Spanish Exhibition' (labels on the reverse) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by E. J. Pyke in 1996, c/o Bird and Bird Solicitors, London. |
| Object history | Bequeathed by E. J. Pyke in 1996, c/o Bird and Bird Solicitors, London. |
| Association | |
| Summary | This is one 'wax' [since discovered to be alabaster] of a group of twenty-nine wax sculptures bequeathed to the Museum by Edward (Teddy) Pyke. Mr. Pyke had devoted most of his life to the study of waxes, and was the recognised authority in the field. His 'Biographical Dictionary of Wax Modellers', published in 1973, has become the standard reference book for students of the subject. Mr Pyke's own collection was wide-ranging, and included British, German, French and Italian portraits and figure subjects from the sixteenth century up to the present day. His generous bequest augmented and complemented the then existing holdings of waxes in the Museum. The relief is almost certainly polychromed and gilt Huamanga alabaster, likely to have been made in Lima, and to date from the 18th century. |
| Bibliographic reference | Trusted, Marjorie, ‘The Pyke Bequest of waxes at the Victoria & Albert Museum’, in: Apollo, Vol. CXLV, no. 419Jan 1997, pp. 41-45 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.30-1996 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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