Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Metalware, Room 116, The Belinda Gentle Gallery

Plate

1619 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pewter plate cast in relief with scenes of the Creation of Eve, the Forbidding of the Tree of Knowledge, the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden and the Fall of Man. In the centre a medallion showing the sacrifice of Noah. Between the scenes are vases of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pewter cast in relief.
Brief description
Pewter plate cast in relief with scenes from the Old Testament. German, 1619.
Physical description
Pewter plate cast in relief with scenes of the Creation of Eve, the Forbidding of the Tree of Knowledge, the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden and the Fall of Man. In the centre a medallion showing the sacrifice of Noah. Between the scenes are vases of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 17.6cm
Credit line
Dingwall Gift.
Collection
Accession number
M.121-1915

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Record createdJanuary 21, 2003
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