Dramatic Museum Realia

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Dramatic Museum Realia: Masks: Italy: Gallery

Item Information

Male mask (possibly a saint)

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Title

Male mask (possibly a saint)

Description

Flesh colored, bearded mask of man with curly hair (painted curls on forehead). Mouth is open but no teeth are visible. Eyes are open wide, giving face an expression of awe. Note the beard and mustache are carved

Source

Dramatic Museum Realia
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University

Date

ca. 1800

Identifier

DM number: M2.02
Box: 99

Coverage

Italy

Additional Item Metadata

Citation

Persona Grata: An Exhibition of Masks from 1200 B.C. to the Present. (Houston: Jones Hall Fine Arts Gallery, University of St. Thomas, 1960), no. 163

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Masks (costume)
wood

Physical Dimensions

9"x5.5"

Citation

“Male mask (possibly a saint),” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed March 28, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/realia/item/2459.

Rare Book & Manuscript Library / Butler Library, 6th Fl. East / 535 West 114th St. / New York, NY 10027 / (212) 854-5153 / rbml@libraries.cul.columia.edu