Dish with the Sacrifice of Isaac, by Wilhelm Librandt

An image of Lead-glazed Earthenware / Dish. The Sacrifice of Isaac. Librandt, Wilhelm (German). Earthenware with modelled and applied decoration, decorated with cream slip, manganese, and green, and lead-glazed. The Sacrifice of Isaac with the date '1783' surrounded by a border of a continuous wavy stem bearing stylized flowers and leaves. Diameter, whole, 46 cm. Dated 1783.

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Lead-glazed Earthenware / Dish. The Sacrifice of Isaac. Librandt, Wilhelm (German). Earthenware with modelled and applied decoration, decorated with cream slip, manganese, and green, and lead-glazed. The Sacrifice of Isaac with the date '1783' surrounded by a border of a continuous wavy stem bearing stylized flowers and leaves. Diameter, whole, 46 cm. Dated 1783.

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Accession Number: C.1858-1928
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 911 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 932.12kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:05:03 12:24:59

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18th Century Abraham angels Bible biblical dish earthenware father Fitz_AA Genesis German glazed Isaac lead-glazed Old Testament pottery rams religion religious sacrifice of Isaac sheep slipware Wilhelm Librandt

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