20th century (made)
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Photo-lithograph lettered 'Ecclesiastical Sculptors'.
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Materials and techniques | Photo-lithograph |
Brief description | Trade card designed by Percy John Delf R.D.I. (1882-1948), for Messrs. May (Peckham) Ltd., Masons and Sculptors. With a view of an interior containing items of ecclesiastical sculpture. Above two angels bear a cartouche within laurels lettered 'Ecclesiastical Sculptors'. Photo-lithograph, probably 20th century. |
Physical description | Photo-lithograph lettered 'Ecclesiastical Sculptors'. |
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Content description | Scene of an interior, focusing on a large, arched window, decorated with ornate tracery. To one side there are illustrations of various architectural ornaments and funerary stonework, including a headstone, memorial tablet and a column capital on the ground. Other examples of church sculpture are depicted in the background. The image is crowned by two angels bearing a cartouche within laurels lettered 'Ecclesiastical Sculptors'. |
Marks and inscriptions | 'Ecclesiastical Sculptors' (Lettered) |
Credit line | Given by Mrs. E. Marion Delf Smith, widow of the Artist |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969. |
Collection | |
Accession number | E.87-1968 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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