Shrine or Reliquary of St. Epiphanius, Hildesheim, German, end of 12th century

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Artist/Maker	Nohring, Johannes (photographer)
Place of origin	Hildesheim (photographed)

A sepia-coloured photograph mounted on green card of a reliquary with religious figures set in relief within panels.

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Categories	Photographs Metalwork
Object type	Photograph
Title	Shrine or Reliquary of St. Epiphanius, Hildesheim, German, end of 12th century (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Albumen print Photographic Paper Albumen Process
Brief description	Photograph by Johannes Nöhring, 'Shrine or Reliquary of St. Epiphanius, Hildesheim, German, end of 12th century', albumen print, ca. 1870s
Physical description	A sepia-coloured photograph mounted on green card of a reliquary with religious figures set in relief within panels.
Dimensions	Mount height: 495mm Mount width: 380mm
Marks and inscriptions	'Shrine of St. Epiphanius. / German, end of 12th centy. / (Hildeshein Cathedral)' (ink, mount) GOLD & SILVERSMITHS' WORK.' / XV / C' (classifications, top, mount) 'VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM / LIBRARY' Transliteration blind stamp, upper centre mount
Subjects depicted	Shrines Reliquaries
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	75119

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Record created	June 7, 2019
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1498136/shrine-or-reliquary-of-st-photograph-nohring-johannes/

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