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Boy: M.12-1991

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Boy

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Description

A figure of a boy in carved boxwood. The boy is nude with drapery. He stands on his right leg with his left foot resting on a skull. Cylindrical turned and ebonized wood pedestal.

Notes

History note: Purchased from M. Spero, March 1923 for £5.0.0.; H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950. Transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.

Measurements and weight

Height: 16.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

17th Century-18th Century
Circa 1600 CE - 1900 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Figure Depth 3.3 cm Width 4.4 cm
Plinth Depth 6.5 cm Height 5.3 cm Width 5.3 cm

Materials used in production

Boxwood

Techniques used in production

Carving : Carved in the round

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.12-1991
Primary reference Number: 30373
Packing number: EWA 697
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_12_1991

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 31 May 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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