Two fragments of a clay mould

anonymous, c. 1425 - c. 1450

Religious statuettes were produced on a large scale in the Netherlands using pipe clay (white-fired clay). The sculptors formed the statues using moulds such as these and then fired them. This two-piece mould was used for a statuette of the Virgin and Child of the type shown alongside.

  • Artwork typemould
  • Object numberBK-NM-8530-1
  • Dimensionsheight 23.6 cm x width 9.6 cm x depth 3.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicspipeclay

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Back Mould of a Virgin and Child
    • Two fragments of a clay mould

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-8530-1

  • Description

    Mal van pijpaarde voor de achterzijde van een Maria met kind.

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Creation

  • Creation

    'statue-squeezer': anonymous, Utrecht

  • Dating

    c. 1425 - c. 1450

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    pipeclay

  • Dimensions

    height 23.6 cm x width 9.6 cm x depth 3.5 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of the City of Utrecht

  • Acquisition

    gift 1888

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; excavated during the demolition of the city ramparts near the Tolsteegpoort, Utrecht, 1844;{J. Leeuwenberg with the assistance of W. Halsema-Kubes, _Beeldhouwkunst in het Rijksmuseum_, coll. cat. Amsterdam 1973, no. 866.} donated to the museum by the municipality of Utrecht, 1888

Documentation

  • I. Reesing, Notre Dame de Foy: the reuse and dissemination of a late medieval figurine of the Virgin in the Low Countries, Simiolus Volume 33, nr. 3 (2007/2008), p. 147, afb. 4

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  • Two fragments of a clay mould
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