Virgin and Child
Maker: Unidentified
Frame of a raised foliated scroll in enamel surrounds the slightly sunk centre-piece. On a plain gilt ground is applied an enamelled figure group. The Virgin has a red mantle with a white border which is worn over the head in the Byzantine manner. The Child, holding a papyrus roll in his left hand and blessing with his right, wears a yellow mantle over a black robe.
History note: Purchased in Paris in 1900 by Frank McClean
Frank McClean Bequest
Height: 13.3 cm
Width: 10.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1904) by McClean, Frank
19th Century, Late#
Production date:
circa
AD 1900
Including Frame Depth 0.75 cm
Accession number: M.54-1904
Primary reference Number: 156443
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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