Object Name
Artist/Maker
Object Type
Date
c. 1510-1530
Medium
boxwood
Credit Line
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
61.123
Location
Not currently on display
Institution/Owner
External Link
Dimensions
Overall Closed: 58mm × 45mm × 50mm (5.8 × 4.5 × 5 cm)
Overall Open: 116mm × 45mm × 23mm (11.6 × 4.5 × 2.3 cm)
Overall Open: 116mm × 45mm × 23mm (11.6 × 4.5 × 2.3 cm)
Description
Prayer bead in form of the Virgin's head with interior scenes of Carrying of the Cross (upper scene); Crucifixion with the Swoon of the Virgin (lower scene)
Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings
Inscription
None
Published References
Shrunken Treasures: Miniaturization in Books and Art. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2009
Provenance
Provenance
William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931
Previous Owner(s)
Henry Walters