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figurine
figurine

figurine

Object NameFigurine of Virgin Mary
Made FromGlass
Date1700-1799
Place MadeFrance, probably Nevers
Techniquelampwork
SizeOverall H: 11.1 cm
Accession Number57.3.2
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Magic of the Lamp: Flameworked Objects from the Permanent Collection
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionOpaque white and turquoise-blue glasses; lampwork. Figure of a standing queen (?), in white dress and blue cape, holding a scepter in her left hand, base of greyish glass with white "stones".
Provenance
Source Museum Silver Shop - 1957
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fragment
25 BCE-99 CE