Found in the ruins of Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, in the 1860s. Nottingham alabaster, still bearing traces of polychromy. Bought for the museum by the Henry Vyner Charitable Trust and presented to the museum via the Art Fund.
More information
Title of artwork, date
The Coronation of the Virgin, 1300
Date supported
1980
Medium and material
Alabaster
Dimensions
42 x 26 cm
Grant
8000
Total cost
8000
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