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Swiss carved figure

Object

Ivory

Production date

1650 = 1699

Object number

CH 1996.84

Physical Description

This Swiss carved figure shows a mountaineer carrying a barrel on his back. It is carved from ivory. This object is part of the Chalmers Bequest. Ledger clerk Alexander Henry Chalmers bequeathed a collection of art to the London Borough of Stoke Newington (now part of the London Borough of Hackney) in 1927.

Associated Person

Chalmers, Alexander Henry (Collected in/by)

Material

Ivory

On display?

No
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