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Floral decoration

Frieze
ca. 1550 - ca. 1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

This limestone fragment from a frieze was made in England in about 1550-1660. It is painted and gilt with traces of crimson colouring and scrolling foliage with fruit.

It was probably originally belonging to the Royal Architectural Museum, and taken on by the Architectural Association, together with its premises in 1903.


Object details

Categories
Architecture
Sculpture
Object type
Frieze
TitleFloral decoration (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Carved, painted and gilt limestone
Limestone
Carving
Brief description
Fragment of a frieze, polychromed and gilt limestone, with floral decoration, English, ca. 1550-1600
Physical description
Painted and gilt limestone with traces of crimson pigment.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.75in
  • Length: 18in
Credit line
Given by the Architectural Association
Object history
Probably originally belonging to the Royal Architectural Museum, and taken on by the Architectural Association, together with its premises in 1903. Given to the Museum by the Architectural Association in 1916 together with cat.no. 44.
A total of 127 architectural fragments (inv. nos. A.13 to 123-1916), formerly belonging to the Royal Architectural Museum, were given by the Architectural Association to the Museum in 1916, as well as further 3905 plaster casts (A.1916-1 to 3095), mainly English, although including some German, French and Italian pieces.
Subjects depicted
Foliage
Fruit
Summary
This limestone fragment from a frieze was made in England in about 1550-1660. It is painted and gilt with traces of crimson colouring and scrolling foliage with fruit.

It was probably originally belonging to the Royal Architectural Museum, and taken on by the Architectural Association, together with its premises in 1903.
Bibliographic references
  • Bilbey, Diane and Trusted Marjorie. British Sculpture 1470 to 2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. London, 2002. p. 31. cat. no. 45.
  • Bottoms, Edward. The Royal Architectural Museum in the Light of New Documentary Evidence. Journal of the History of Collections. vol. 19, no. 1. 2007. pp. 120, 135-136, note. 66.
  • Review [1911-1938], Victoria & Albert Museum. Review of the Principal Acquisitions during the Year, London, 1916, pp. 1-6
  • Wylde, P., ‘The First Exhibition: The Architectural Association and the Royal Architectural Museum’, in: The Architectural Association Annual Review, 1981, pp. 8-14
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.121-1916

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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