St Peter
Maker: Unknown (Uncertain)
Tortoise shell, pressed. Rectangular. Three-quarter length figure of St Peter seated with hands clasped at his chest. On his left are a book and keys. In the background there are rocks and shrubs, amid which at top right is a cock facing to the left. Remains of wooden frame down right edge on the back.
McClean Bequest
Height: 13 cm
Width: 9.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1904) by McClean, Frank
17th Century
Circa
1600
CE
-
1700
CE
Accessioned as German, and reattributed to Flemish
Frame Depth 1.5 cm Height 15.7 cm Width 12 cm
Pressed : Tortoise shell, pressed
Inscription present: Circular white paper stick on label; the o of No is raised and underlined
Inscription present: white rectangular stick on label, cut into two parts
Accession number: M.59-1904
Primary reference Number: 30489
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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