Valkyrie, or Joan of Arc

Art

Planting Fields

Name/Title

Valkyrie, or Joan of Arc

Entry/Object ID

1976.040.001

Description

A valkyrie (or Joan of Arc?) astride a rearing horse. The warrior holds a hatchet in her raised right arm, has a shield on her left arm. Body is made of bronze, the head of ivory, the horse is caparisoned in vari-colored bronzes. Figurine stands on a base of rouge marble.

Artwork Details

Medium

Metal, Marble, Stone, Stone: Bronze, Ivory

Cataloged By

Cannarsa

Acquisition

Accession

1976.040.001

Source or Donor

Peck, Mrs. Fremont

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Abell, G.

Place

Location

U.S.A.

Notes

Date: c. 1880-Late 19th Century Made: G. Abell

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

Upper right of base

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Statue

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

22-1/4 in

Width

9-3/4 in

Length

19 in

Location

Room

Writing Room Hallway

Building

Coe Hall

Date

August 16, 2023

Location

Room

Great Hall

Building

Coe Hall

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2024.1

Inventoried By

Amanda Massimillio

Inventoried Date

Jun 26, 2024

Inventoried By

Leger

Inventoried Date

Jul 10, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 26, 2006

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: Mrs. Fremont Peck Mrs. Freemont Peck Planting Fields Foundation

General Notes

Note

Notes: Valkyrie - –noun Scandinavian Mythology - any of the beautiful maidens attendant upon Odin who bring the souls of slain warriors chosen by Odin or Tyr to Valhalla and there wait upon them. (www.dictionary.com) Statuette identified as Joan of Arc in an ad for "Willowbrook" (antiques dealer) in the Boston Globe from 9/4/1988 Status: OK

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

October 26, 2006

Updated By

intern@plantingfields.org

Update Date

July 16, 2024