Statuette
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Statuette; ivory; carved; in form of monastic saint holding book; coloured hair; plinth; red substance on book. Possibly St Anthony with Christ Child, who would originally have stood on the book, now missing.
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Statuette; ivory; carved; in form of monastic saint holding book; coloured hair; plinth; red substance on book.
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Identifier
1927,0509.3
Origin
Made in: Philippines (possibly)
Asia: Southeast Asia: Philippines
Made in: Portuguese India
Asia: South Asia: India: Portuguese India
(Curator's comments
The ivory is no longer thought to have been made in Portugal itself, but in Asia for export.)
Asia: Southeast Asia: Philippines
Made in: Portuguese India
Asia: South Asia: India: Portuguese India
(Curator's comments
The ivory is no longer thought to have been made in Portugal itself, but in Asia for export.)
Materials
ivory
carved
carved
Physical Dimensions
Height: 16.30 centimetres
Provenance
Donated by: Dr Walter Leo Hildburgh
(Dr Walter Leo Hildburgh
primary name: Hildburgh, Walter Leo
Details
individual; academic/intellectual; collector; British; American (USA); Male
Life dates
1876-1956
Biography
American collector living in London, and major donor especially to the V&A, with a particular interest in European sculpture. FSA.)
(Dr Walter Leo Hildburgh
primary name: Hildburgh, Walter Leo
Details
individual; academic/intellectual; collector; British; American (USA); Male
Life dates
1876-1956
Biography
American collector living in London, and major donor especially to the V&A, with a particular interest in European sculpture. FSA.)
Acquisition Date
1927
Short description
Condition:
The boy is missing from the cushion in the Saint's left hand.
Both feet damaged.
The boy is missing from the cushion in the Saint's left hand.
Both feet damaged.
Display status
Not on display
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Record accessed in November 2020
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“Statuette,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 24, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/3967.
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