PlaquesFrench19th century
Cinquantenaire de la Société d'Archeologie Lorraine
1898
Artists
Ernest BussièreArtist
Description
Rectangular relief plaque showing torso of a seated woman, her hair in a chignon, in a gothic interior, her chin resting in her left hand; her outstretched right hand holds a globe on a stand which is accompanied by a statue of a cupid on a stand, a relief plaque (gravestone?) of a tulip(?) behind, an rolled scroll and seal to the right, and rosary beads(?) below
Dimensions
242.45 g, 11.7 x 8.9 cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
Provenance
David N. Silich, Gift to Harvard University Art Museums, 5.
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