Virgin and Child
Artist
Unknown
Datecirca 1250–1270
MediumElephant ivory with traces of blue paint, metal
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 12 × 3 3/8 × 2 1/8 in. (30.5 × 8.6 × 5.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Edsel B. Ford in memory of W. R. Valentiner
Object numberG.59.6.1
On View
On viewProvenanceEugène Giraud, Paris, before 1886; Émile Baboin (1860–1930), Lyon, by 1912, his inventory label “no. 23” affixed to obverse of sculpture; [Raphael Stora, New York]; sent to NCMA on approval 14 July 1956; purchased by NCMA from Raphael Stora on 6 March 1959 using funds presented by Mrs. Edsel B. Ford, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, in memory of W. R. Valentiner on 27 February 1959.
