Ely Cathedral Tympanum [plaster cast]

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Title	Ely Cathedral Tympanum [plaster cast]
Alternate Title	Reproduction Tympanum, from the 'Priors Doorway', Ely Cathedral
View	Overall view
Work Type	copies (derivative objects) reproductions replicas visual works sculpture (visual work) reliefs (sculptures)
Style/Period	Medieval Nineteenth century
Attribution	after unknown (British sculptor) unknown (British cast maker)
Creator Name	unknown
Creator Nationality	British
Subject.work	New Testament Angels Jesus Christ mandorla Christ in Majesty
Country	United Kingdom
City	London
State/Province	England
Location.Notes	Given by the Trustees of the Crystal Palace in 1938
Architectural Material	Patinated plaster
Technique	casting (process)
Dates	ca. 1852-1854 (creation)
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	5/25/2007
Subject Information	The original is a tympanum, from the 'Prior's Doorway' by an unknown sculptor in stone, dated ca. 1140, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. An extensive cast collection was also assembled for the Crystal Palace and from shortly after 1900 energetic attempts were made to bring the best of these to South Kensington and so form a truly national museum of casts. But despite these efforts none of the casts left the Crystal Palace until 1938 when, following the disastrous fire, the few surviving examples came to the Museum.
Information.source	V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum) [website]; http://www.vam.ac.uk/
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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