Photograph
1850-1895 (made)
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Photograph showing fragments of a 15th century French oak screen, carved in relief with biblical scenes including the Massacre of the Innocents, the Baptism in Jordan and the Temptation of Christ, with open Gothic tracery below.
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Materials and techniques | photograph |
Brief description | Photograph of fragments of an oak screen previously in the collection of Emile Peyre, Great Britain, 1850s-1896 |
Physical description | Photograph showing fragments of a 15th century French oak screen, carved in relief with biblical scenes including the Massacre of the Innocents, the Baptism in Jordan and the Temptation of Christ, with open Gothic tracery below. |
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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 South Kensington Museum (renamed the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1900), bought over 300 pieces of furniture and woodwork, as well as sculpture and metalwork, from him in 1895, including these objects. |
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Associated object | 776-1895 (Object) |
Bibliographic reference | Label pasted on mount of photograph |
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Accession number | PH.529-1896 |
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Record created | June 27, 2014 |
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