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Orphrey: MAR.T.46-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Green silk embroidered in polychrome silk and metallic threads, mounted on red velvet; the Crucifixion

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

15th Century#
Production date: AD 1475

Materials used in production

green, polychrome Silk
red Velvet
Metal thread

Techniques used in production

Embroidering

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.T.46-1912
Primary reference Number: 221700
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 21 September 2017 Updated: Tuesday 17 October 2017 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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