Memorial tablet

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Italy (made)

This stone memorial tablet is incised with a representation of the Virgin and Child between two adoring angels. Beneath there is an inscription surrounded by a framework composed of scrolled strapwork forming a pediment at the top and a bracket at the bottom enclosing a cherub's head.

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Category	Sculpture
Object type	Panel
Title	Memorial tablet
Materials and techniques	Stone Stone Carving
Brief description	Panel, Virgin and Child, angels, scrolled strapwork, Italian, 1565.
Physical description	Panel. Memorial tablet, stone, incised with a representtation of the Virgin and Child between two adoring angels. Inscription. the framework is composed of scrolled strapwork, forming a pediment at the top and a bracket at the bottom, enclosing a cherub's head.
Dimensions	Height: 28.25in Width: 20in
Marks and inscriptions	IN TEMPO DS PIERO FAVRO GASTALDO. ROCHO DE BLADISERA AVICHARIO ET MARCHESI D MARCHESINI SCRIVA. CON S FELISE VAROTER BOR SONDRIN ET MARCANT GEMA ALLETI S LA FABRICA. M.D.LXV.
Object history	Bought for £4.
Subjects depicted	Angels Strapwork Virgin and Child
Summary	This stone memorial tablet is incised with a representation of the Virgin and Child between two adoring angels. Beneath there is an inscription surrounded by a framework composed of scrolled strapwork forming a pediment at the top and a bracket at the bottom enclosing a cherub's head.
Bibliographic reference	List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1892. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1893. pp. 234.
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	1862-1892

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Record created	December 8, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O176858/memorial-tablet-panel-unknown/

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