Not on display

Crucifix figure

Figure
ca. 1700 - ca. 1730 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
France (made)

This Christ is a figure for a cross and is French or Netherlandish made in ca. 1700-30.
The loin-clothe is confined by a cord. The feet of Christ are pierced, and there is a hole in the head for the attachment of a nimbus.

Object details

Categories
Christianity
Sculpture
Religion
Object type
Figure
TitleCrucifix figure (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Carved ivory
Ivory
Carving
Brief description
Figure, ivory, Christ for a crucifix, French or Netherlandish, ca. 1700-1730
Physical description
The loin-clothe is confined by a cord. The feet are pierced, and there is a hole in the head for the attachment of a nimbus. The head leans to the left shoulder.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.5cm
Credit line
Murray bequest
Object history
From the Murray bequest in 1910.
Subject depicted
Christ
Summary
This Christ is a figure for a cross and is French or Netherlandish made in ca. 1700-30.
The loin-clothe is confined by a cord. The feet of Christ are pierced, and there is a hole in the head for the attachment of a nimbus.
Bibliographic references
  • 'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 165
  • Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory. Part II. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1929, p. 77
  • Trusted, Marjorie, Baroque & Later Ivories, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2013, cat. no. 267, p. 275
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.1091-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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