Medallion
ca. 1500 (made), 19th century (cast)
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Place of origin |
Virgin and Child, plaster cast, original school of Della Robbia, Italian, ca. 1500
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Plaster cast |
Brief description | Virgin and Child, plaster cast, original school of Della Robbia, Italian, ca. 1500 |
Physical description | Taken from departmental record: 'Concave medallion represtenting in relief the Virgin and Child with cherubs. The Virgin, a half-length figure, stands supporting the Infant Saviour, who stands at her right. Above are two nimbed cherubs, while the whole is surrounded by a band of eight nimbed cherubs within a narrow "egg-and-tongue" border.' |
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Object history | Taken from departmental record: 'Plaster cast. The original, of enamelled terra-cotta, is a work of the school of the Della Robbia. Bought of messrs. Brucciani for £1 10s.' |
Summary | Virgin and Child, plaster cast, original school of Della Robbia, Italian, ca. 1500 |
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Accession number | REPRO.1903-67 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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