Harvard Art Museums > 1959.137: Virgin and Child Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Virgin and Child (Unidentified Artist) , 1959.137,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/228559. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1959.137 People Unidentified Artist Title Virgin and Child Other Titles Alternate Title: Madonna and Child Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date 13th century Culture French? Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/228559 Physical Descriptions Medium Ivory Technique Carved Dimensions 14.8 x 7.3 x 3.9 cm (5 13/16 x 2 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.) with base: 17.9 x 7.5 x 3.9 cm (7 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks label: back, ink, paper, printed and handwritten: MATHIAS KOMOR / WORKS OF ART / NEW YORK / [inscribed in black ink:] N386 label: bottom, ink, paper, printed and handwritten: MATHIAS KOMOR / WORKS OF ART / NEW YORK Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Mathias Komor Works of Art, New York (after 1941)]. Stuart Cary Welch, by descent; to his son, Stuart Cary Welch, Jr., gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1959 Notes: Mathias Komor did not open his business in New York until 1941. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Stuart Cary Welch, Jr. in memory of his father, Stuart Cary Welch, A.B. '17, M.Arch. '22 Accession Year 1959 Object Number 1959.137 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Richard H. Randall, Jr., The Golden Age of Ivory: Gothic Carvings in North American Collections, Hudson Hills Press (New York, NY, 1993), no. 8, p. 37, repr. Gothic Ivories Project at The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, website, Courtauld Institute of Art, 2010, http://www.gothicivories.courtauld.ac.uk/images/ivory/E789A23D_000ad4e8.html [accessed 7-7-21] Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
