Not currently on display at the V&A

Pilaster

1500-1600 (made)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Pilaster carved in high relief with Biblical figures including Adam and Eve in Paradise, and Samson slaying a Philistine with the jawbone of an ass.


Object details

Categories
Woodwork
Biblical Imagery
Object type
Pilaster
Materials and techniques
Carved walnut
Carving
Carving
Brief description
Italian, 1500-1600, figurative
Physical description
Pilaster carved in high relief with Biblical figures including Adam and Eve in Paradise, and Samson slaying a Philistine with the jawbone of an ass.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26in
  • Width: 3in
From catalogue (HW): 26 x 3" (66 x 7.6 cm)
Object history
Bought for £7 10s (source not recorded) 'originally a portion of some article of furniture'
Associated object
7861-1862 (Pair)
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
7860-1862

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O369864/pilaster/
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