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Christ upon a Golden Throne (© V&A Picture Library)
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© V&A Picture Library

Christ upon a Golden Throne

Artist: Medieval

Location: Victoria and Albert Museum

Date: 1275 - 1325

Materials: silk

Dimensions: 100 x 42 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £300 (Total: £300)

Vendor: St Dominics Priory, London

Review number: 326 (1921)

Description:
An Opus Anglicanum. A panel of purple silk, embroidered with silver-gilt and silver thread, coloured silks and small pearls. A figure of Christ is in the centre seated on a golden throne beneath a Gothic arch. A scene of the Annunciation is at the top.

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