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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.311.2
Title
Birth of Jesus
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
19th-20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/227654

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Plaster, toned, painted and gilt
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
11.3 x 8.8 x 1.3 cm (4 7/16 x 3 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse, graphite, handwritten: $4.00 / #345 / Replica of a French / 14th century cover of / a prayer book / "the Birth of Jesus" / done in decorated ivory / by Frederick Parsons / Original in the Louvre / Paris

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard University
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.311.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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