Caption
Two woodcarvings in Worcester Cathedral, page, photomechanical print, Above a suckling pig between leaf motifs, below a king with child and a horse between two faces., number: 'XXIX, XXX', c. 1863 - in or before 1873, paper, Woodburytype, Woodburytypie, height 306 mm x width 244 mm, ruler, sovereign, interior of church, piglet, suckling pig, carving, applied arts, A vertical, sepia-toned photograph shows two rectangular carved wooden panels stacked with a blank space between them. The upper panel features a central carved pig standing over a cluster of carved teats or tassel-like forms, flanked on each side by circular rosette carvings with petal-like shapes and rounded protrusions, all set within a framed wooden backing. The lower panel displays a carved scene with a crowned human figure holding an object, standing beside a horse with a decorative bridle and a smaller human figure at their feet, flanked on both sides by large sculpted heads wearing wide, layered headpieces and decorative collars, with a curved architectural element above the central figures and a horizontal wooden ledge below.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B00_085
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39.4Mb (9.4Mb) / 9.6in x 15.9in / 2892 x 4764 (300dpi)