Hildesheim Cathedral Font [plaster cast] 1874-29) : General view
- Creator:
- after unknown (German sculptor)
Künsthardt, F., active ca. 1850-1880 - Published/Created:
- ca. 1874
- Physical Description:
- 183 x 99 cm (diameter)
- Date Depicted:
- 5/25/2007
1850 AD - 1899 AD - Materials:
- patinated plaster
- Notes:
- The plaster cast is patinated to resemble brass. The original cast brass font is decorated with representations on the cover of Moses and Aaron on either side of an altar, an Allegory of Pity, the Anointing of Christ by St. Mary Magdalen, and the Passage
- Topics:
- Sculpture -- Germany -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Gothic (Medieval)
Nineteenth century - Culture:
- German
- Accession Number:
- 7A3-M-VA-HCF-A1
- Genre:
- baptismal fonts (AAT)
sculpture (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture - Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- allegorical; New Testament; Old Testament and Apocrypha; portraits; saints; Jesus Christ; donor portrait casting architectural elements; fonts (religious building fixtures); copies (derivative objects); reproductions; replicas
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Module Four
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
5/25/2007 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Original Repository:
- London, England: Victoria and Albert Museum
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10109745
- PID:
- digcoll:2295404