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1850-1895 (made)
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Photograph of three 16th century French wooden figures: one of carved wood, painted and gilded, representing an apostle; one of oak, formerly painted, representing St Francis of Assisi; and one of walnut wood, painted and gilded, representing a friar holding a book in his left hand.
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Materials and techniques | photograph |
Brief description | Photograph of three French carved wooden figures previously in the collection of Emile Peyre, Great Britain, 1850s-1896 |
Physical description | Photograph of three 16th century French wooden figures: one of carved wood, painted and gilded, representing an apostle; one of oak, formerly painted, representing St Francis of Assisi; and one of walnut wood, painted and gilded, representing a friar holding a book in his left hand. |
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Object history | The objects in the photograph formed part of the collection of Emile Peyre (1824-1904), a notable Parisian collector of French Medieval and Renaissance artefacts. The figures of the apostle and St Francis of Assisi are in the collection of the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (formerly the Museum of Science and Art), and the figure of the friar was bought from Peyre by the V&A (formerly the South Kensington Museum) in 1895. |
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Bibliographic reference | label pasted on mount of photograph |
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Accession number | PH.1152-1896 |
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Record created | June 27, 2014 |
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