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Draped and laureated bust of a woman wearing a string of beads. A veil falls from the back of the head and is secured at the breast by a large clasp. On an integral invory socle. Her hair with ringlets on the forehead, is bound in with a loop of drapery at the back.
Victoria and Albert Museum
London
Title
Duchess Friederike Amalie von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
Date
ca. 1670-1680
Medium
ivory
Measurements
ivory alone: H 8.4 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
A.45-1949
Acquisition method
Given by Dr W. L. Hildburgh, FSA
Work type
Sculpture
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, Greater London SW7 2RL England
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