Figure of the Virgin Mary
On display
Figure of the Virgin Mary as symbolic of the Immaculate Conception, silver, parcel-gilt, embossed, chased and engraved. She stands on a tiered and lobed base, with floral ornament.
Details
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Title
Figure of the Virgin Mary
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Artist/maker
Antonio Forcada y La Plaza (active 1790 - 1818) (goldsmith) -
Associated place
Mexico City (place of creation) -
Date
c. 1790 -
Material and technique
parcel-gilt silver
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Object type
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Dimensions
24.4 cm (height) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Michael Wellby, 2012.
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Museum location
Second floor | Gallery 53 | European Goldsmiths' Work -
Museum department
Western Art
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Accession no.
WA2013.1.349
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Further reading
Wilson, Timothy, Winterbottom, Matthew, Treasures of the Goldsmith's Art: The Michael Wellby Bequest to the Ashmolean Museum (Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford, 2015)
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