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Candle, Crucifixion and Stained Glass: PD.38-2002

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Candle, Crucifixion and Stained Glass

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Piper, John

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: The artist; his wife, Myfanwy Piper, by descent to Suzannah Brooks

Legal notes

Accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Measurements and weight

Height: 388 mm
Width: 578 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2002) by H.M. Government

Note

A design for the chapel in Robinson College, Cambridge, showing a possible positioning of Piper's design for a ceramic 'Crucifixion', within the chapel and his original idea for the glass window. The Crucifixion was never realised, but a ceramic Deposition took its place.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Paper
Black ink
Watercolour
Bodycolour
Red ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour, bodycolour, black and red ink and collage over graphite on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.38-2002
Primary reference Number: 80862
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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