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Period
Gothic
Date
ca. 1350
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object no.
464110

Virgin and Child

Unknown maker, ca. 1350

Virgin and Child at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 · Public domain

The record

Maker
Unknown maker
Date
ca. 1350
Medium
Elephant ivory
Dimensions
Overall (with base): 10 1/2 x 2 15/16 x 1 11/16 in. (26.7 x 7.5 x 4.3 cm) Overall (without base): 9 1/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 7/16 in. (23 x 7 x 3.7 cm) Base: 1 11/16 x 1 7/16 x 2 15/16 in. (4.3 x 3.6 x 7.5 cm)
Period
Gothic

Why it matters

Virgin and Child, dated ca. 1350, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Elephant ivory. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are Overall (with base): 10 1/2 x 2 15/16 x 1 11/16 in. (26.7 x 7.5 x 4.3 cm) Overall (without base): 9 1/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 7/16 in. (23 x 7 x 3.7 cm) Base: 1 11/16 x 1 7/16 x 2 15/16 in. (4.3 x 3.6 x 7.5 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.