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J. Carroll Beckwith
American, Hannibal, Missouri 1852–1917 New York
10 7/8 x 8 1/8 in. (27.6 x 20.6 cm)
medium: Black chalk and pastel on grey wove paper
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 49.167 1949
Gift of Janos Scholz, 1949
This is a mass-produced replica of a famous miracle-working icon of the Virgin and Child, brought to Russia from Byzatium in the 12th century, known as the "Virgin of Vladimir", and currently kept in Moscow (State Tretyakov Gallery). The Virgin and Child are each identified by abbreviated inscriptions.
Russian
H: 1 15/16 x W: 1 13/16 in. (5 x 4.6 cm)
medium: champlevé enamel
culture: Russian
dynasty: House of Romanov
Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Where fine clay was unavailable, potters made a paste out of ground quartz, clay, and glass. When fired, the paste created a compact white material called <em>fritware</em> that approximated the appearance of porcelain.
Syria (Raqqa), Ayyubid Period
fritware with glaze
Diameter of mouth: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.); Overall: 48.2 cm (19 in.); Diameter of base: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
France, Paris
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Codex: 20.3 x 15.7 x 7 cm (8 x 6 3/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund