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"Ave Maria" Plaque

Artist Jean Descomps (French, 1872 - 1948)

Manufacturer Amalric Walter (French, 1870 - 1959)

CultureFrench

MediumPate de verre

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)

InscribedImpressed on lower front: "AW.N" and "JD" for Jean Descomps-sculptor.

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6466

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-8, Case 47

DescriptionPate de verre wall plaque of the Virgin Mary with a metal hook molded into the back. Marked around face in red: "AVE MARIA". Gray-blue almost marble-like border for frame. Face in profile. Yellow halo behind.

Label TextVIRGIN MARY PLAQUE Amalric Walter, Nancy, France Jean-Bernard Descomps, Sculptor Ca. 1920 Pate de verre Inscribed: AVE MARIA (Hail Mary) Mark: incised to left of Mary JD Incised to right of Mary AW. N. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6466Published ReferencesR & L Grover, CARVED AND DECORATED EUROPEAN ART GLASS, pg. 231, ill. pl. 420.