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Collections > Wood Carving > Figure: Angel playing lute.

Figure: Angel playing lute.

Figure of angel, standing, carved in pinewood with gilding, the wings of the angel and the front of the lute silvered. The gilding is thick and lustrous much like gilding done by the Bowes' furnishers, Monbro. The garments are burnished white, the body and face are matt. This may have been applied to an earlier figure. Size: Height: 37.5 cm

Place: France

Object Type: figure

Century: 18th century

Materials: Pine, Gilt, Silver-gilt

Museum Accession Number: X.112