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Pencil Sketch -- Station of the Cross XIII

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1880-1972, undated

GUSN

GUSN-296000

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Description

Pencil sketch on trace depicting Station of the Cross XIII, the removal of the body of Jesus Christ from the cross, also known as the Lamentation or Deposition of Christ. Sketch shows a crucifix with ladder behind and two men holding the body of Christ in the foreground as one woman looks on. Two additional observers are partially visible. A dimension is noted in pencil. Sketch was found loose in photo album of ecclesiastical figures (CC010.002.051).

Details

Descriptive Terms

Christian religious building fixtures
religious objects
Stations of the Cross
devotional images (religious works)
sketches
design drawings

Physical Description

1 pencil sketch on trace (8 5/8 x 6 7/8 inches)

Collection Code

CC010

Collection Name

Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

Date of Acquisition

2012

Reference Code

CC010.002.051.001

Record Details

Originator

Possibly Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. (Manufacturer)
Possibly A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)
Irving & Casson (Manufacturer)

Material Type

sketches
design drawings

Description Level

Item

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