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| Keywords: German - Virgin and Child - Walters 71233 - Three Quarter Left.jpg This Virgin and Child was carved from a curved piece of ivory corresponding to the shape of the original elephant tusk Only the front is carved suggesting that it was attached to a flat surface such as a shrine or diptych A few areas of color are preserved from the original polychromy paint The smooth drapery is a German feature that differs from the rippled and pleated fabric of French statuettes between 1350 1375 Medieval ivory paint cm 21 2 8 3 2 accession number 71 233 4045 Professor Paul Soubeiran de Pierres Montpellier France Professor Paul Soubeiran de Pierres Sale New York December 8 1927 lot 69 Henri Daguerre Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore 1928 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1928 Ivory The Sumptuous Art The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1983-1984 Smith College Museum of Art Early Medieval Research Smith College Museum of Art Northampton 1996 place of origin Rhineland Germany Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum German art in the Walters Art Museum Sculptures of Madonna and Child in the United States Sculptures of Madonna and Child | ||||
