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The Presentation in the Temple
Uncertain
Unknown
(Sculptor)
The Presentation in the Temple, two oak boards of unequal size, carved in low relief. To the right of the Virgin Mary and Child is a male figure, with one hand crossed in front and one beneath the Child. A female figure to the left of the Virgin Mary holds a basket containing two birds and a candle (?). The figures stand behind an altar.
History note: Dr James Whitbread Lee Glaisher ScD FRS (1848-1928), Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 63.0 cm
Width: 35.0 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
15th century
After
1415
CE
-
Before
1450
CE
M.7, 8 & 9-1928, relate to North German in the mid-15th century,
Carving : Two oak boards of unequal size, carved in low relief
Accession number: M.9-1928
Primary reference Number: 30275
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_9_1928
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"The Presentation in the Temple"
Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/30275 Accessed: 2022-06-25 05:45:33
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Accession Number: MAR.M.257-1912
Accession Number: MS 2-1960
Accession Number: 3714
Accession Number: 2901
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