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Photograph

1850-1896 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A photograph of a 15th century oak cross, from a rood screen, ornamented with crockets and with quatrefoil compartments at the ends of the limbs carved with the emblems of the four Evangelists. There was originally a figure of Christ attached to the cross but it is now missing.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Photograph
Brief description
Photograph of a 15th century French oak cross which was previously part of the collection of Emile Peyre, Great Britain, 1850s-1896
Physical description
A photograph of a 15th century oak cross, from a rood screen, ornamented with crockets and with quatrefoil compartments at the ends of the limbs carved with the emblems of the four Evangelists. There was originally a figure of Christ attached to the cross but it is now missing.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 41.8cm
  • Mount width: 34.1cm
Object history
The object in this photograph formed part of the collection of Emile Peyre (1824-1904), a notable Parisian collector of French Medieval and Renaissance artefacts. In 1895 the South Kensington Museum (renamed the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1900), bought over 300 pieces of furniture and woodwork (including this object) from him.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
600-1895 (Object)
Bibliographic reference
On a label pasted to the mount.
Collection
Accession number
PH.1430-1896

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Record createdJune 27, 2014
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