The Adoration of the Shepherds
Sculptor: Tissenaken, Tobias
Alabaster relief, carved and decorated with gilding. Ebonized wood frame with gilt ribbon moulding on inner edge.
History note: Miss Phyllis M. Cook by 1945. From the collection of the donor's father, Professor A. B. Cook (1868-1952)
Bequeathed by Miss Phyllis M. Cook
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1980) by Cook, Phyllis M.
17th Century, Early#
Circa
1600
CE
-
Circa
1630
CE
Frame
composed of
ebonized wood
Height 27.5 cm
Width 23.8 cm
Decoration
composed of
gilt
Alabaster
Height 15.6 cm
Width 12 cm
Carving : Alabaster, carved in relief and gilded
Inscription present: signed TT with a 4 or merchant's mark between and a circle on an upright post after
Inscription present: rectangular label, partially torn off
Accession number: M.9-1981
Primary reference Number: 31329
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_9_1981
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 (2024) "The Adoration of the Shepherds" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/31329 Accessed: 2024-12-18 19:52:54
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/31329
|title=The Adoration of the Shepherds
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-18 19:52:54|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-31329
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...