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St Lawrence

Panel
15th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

The saint is dressed in a deacon's robes and carries a book and a gridiron, said to have been the implement of his martyrdom.


Object details

Categories
Christianity
Religion
Sculpture
SCRAN
Object type
Panel
TitleSt Lawrence (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Carved and painted alabaster
Alabaster
Paint
Carving
Painting
Brief description
Alabaster panel depicting St Lawrence. English, 15th century.
Physical description
The figure of the saint, carved with an unusually small head, is wearing a deacon's dalmatic and alb. He carries a large closed book in his right hand and in his left holds his emblem, a gridiron, by the handle.

The bottom of the gridiron is missing. The top right-hand corner of the panel is damaged. The panel is chipped slightly on the left-hand side below the saint's sleeve. Little colour remains. There are traces of black on the gridiron. The back of the panel bears four lead-plugged holes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 41.6cm
  • Width: 12.5cm
From Cheetham, English Medieval Alabasters, 1984.
Style
Medieval
Credit line
Given by Dr W. L. Hildburgh FSA
Object history
Acquired by Dr W. L. Hildburgh in London. On loan from him since 1926. Given by Dr Hildburgh in 1946.
Subjects depicted
Dalmatic
Alb
Book
Gridiron
Laurence (Saint)
Summary
The saint is dressed in a deacon's robes and carries a book and a gridiron, said to have been the implement of his martyrdom.
Bibliographic references
  • Cheetham, Francis. English Medieval Alabasters. Oxford: Phaidon-Christie's Limited, 1984. p. 127 (cat. 56), ill. ISBN 0-7148-8014-0
  • Hansa: real life and myth (Die Hanse, Lebenswirklichkeit und Mythos), Hamburg, 1989
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.80-1946

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Record createdNovember 18, 2002
Record URL
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