Object Name
Artist/Maker
Object Type
Date
1515
Medium
fruitwood with metal fitting
Credit Line
The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Object Number
AGOID.29283
Location
AGO, Gallery 108 Thomson European, Floor, East Display Table
Institution/Owner
Dimensions
Overall Closed: 57.9mm × 37.1mm × 45.1mm (5.8 × 3.7 × 4.5 cm)
Overall Open: 37.1mm × 110.5mm (3.7 × 11.1 cm)
Overall Open: 37.1mm × 110.5mm (3.7 × 11.1 cm)
Description
prayer bead in the form of a skull - upper: Entry into Jerusalem; lower: Carrying of the Cross
Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings
Inscription
Date carved in the base of skull: 15 15; a shield carved in base of skull: IF (? A portion of this may be missing)
Published References
Ellis, Lisa and Suda, Sasha (Eds). (2016). Small Wonders: Gothic Boxwood Miniatures, exhibition catalogue, 5 November 2016 - 22 January 2017. Toronto, ON: Art Gallery of Ontario. [p. 95]
Provenance
Provenance
Purchase by Ken Thomson at Christie's London, sale on 21 April, 1982 (lot 159); Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Previous Owner(s)
Unsorted