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Nativity scene: MAR.T.36-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Nativity scene

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Fragments of Lampas. Red ground woven in metallic threads, white green and ochre; depicting the Nativity.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

15th Century, third quarter#
Production date: circa AD 1475

Materials used in production

Metal thread

Techniques used in production

Weaving

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.T.36-1912
Primary reference Number: 110947
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 21 July 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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