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accession number: 1925.1293
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Ivory Plaque with Enthroned Mother of God ("The Stroganoff Ivory"), 950–1025. Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period. Ivory; overall: 25.3 x 17.2 x 1.8 cm (9 15/16 x 6 3/4 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1925.1293
title: Ivory Plaque with Enthroned Mother of God ("The Stroganoff Ivory")
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creation date: 950–1025
creation date earliest: 950
creation date latest: 1025
current location: 105 Byzantine
creditline: Gift of J. H. Wade
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culture: Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period
technique: ivory
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Byzantine
type: Ivory
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measurements: Overall: 25.3 x 17.2 x 1.8 cm (9 15/16 x 6 3/4 x 11/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition
opening date: 1936-06-26T04:00:00
The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 4, 1936).
title: The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
opening date: 1941-06-23T04:00:00
The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
title: The Madonna in Art
opening date: 1947-12-09T05:00:00
The Madonna in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 9, 1947-February 9, 1948).
title: Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum
opening date: 1991-06-07T04:00:00
Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).
title: The Glory of Byzantium
opening date: 1997-03-03T00:00:00
The Glory of Byzantium. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (organizer) (March 3-July 6, 1997).
title: The Mother of God: Representations of the Virgin in Byzantine Art
opening date: 2000-10-11T00:00:00
The Mother of God: Representations of the Virgin in Byzantine Art. Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece (organizer) (October 11, 2000-January 14, 2001).
title: Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2007-05-10T00:00:00
Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. National Museum of Bavaria, Munich, Germany (May 10-September 16, 2007); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 13-June 7, 2009).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Malcolm Collection, The Burlington Club, London (1879)', 'opening_date': None}
* {'description': 'Early Christian and Byzantine Art, The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland (April 25 - June 22, 1947.', 'opening_date': '1947-04-25T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Bastard Collection, Paris, France
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Francis Douce, London (d. 1834)
date: ?-1834
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Douce and Meyrick Collection
date: June 1836
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Collection of Count Stroganoff (1794-1882), Rome, Italy
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Malcolm Collection, sold at Christie's May 1, 1913, No. 20
date: ?-1913
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Tartaglia & Co. Sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?-1925
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1925-
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RELATED WORKS
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