Modern · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 232047
Jewish Woman of Algiers
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier, 1862
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Fund, 2006 · Public domain
- Artist
- Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier
- Date
- 1862
- Medium
- Algerian onyx-marble, bronze, gilt bronze, enamel, and amethyst eyes; white marble socle
- Dimensions
- Overall on socle (confirmed): H. 35 1/2 x W. 25 1/4 x D. 13 3/4 in., 265lb. (90.2 x 64.1 x 34.9 cm, 120.2032kg) [Weight breakdown: head 37 lbs, marble bust 228 lbs; marble socle 100.7 lbs]; Pedestal (confirmed): H. 41 3/8 x W. 18 1/4 x D. 18 1/4 x 11 3/4 in., 551.2lb. (105.1 x 46.4 x 46.4 x 29.8 cm, 250kg)
- Era
- Modern
Why it matters
Jewish Woman of Algiers, dated 1862, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Algerian onyx-marble, bronze, gilt bronze, enamel, and amethyst eyes; white marble socle. The museum attributes the work to Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier. The recorded dimensions are Overall on socle (confirmed): H. 35 1/2 x W. 25 1/4 x D. 13 3/4 in., 265lb. (90.2 x 64.1 x 34.9 cm, 120.2032kg) [Weight breakdown: head 37 lbs, marble bust 228 lbs; marble socle 100.7 lbs]; Pedestal (confirmed): H. 41 3/8 x W. 18 1/4 x D. 18 1/4 x 11 3/4 in., 551.2lb. (105.1 x 46.4 x 46.4 x 29.8 cm, 250kg). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.