Object: tomb; drawing; pencil drawing

Object name(s):

tomb; drawing; pencil drawing

Brief description:

initialled pencil drawing, Malmesbury Abbey, effigy and tomb-chest of King Athelstan, 1819, by John Britton

Collection:

Wiltshire Museum

Associated concept:

fine art

Associated concept:

drawings

Associated concept:

environment

Associated concept:

buildings

Associated concept:

society

Associated concept:

religion

Associated concept:

personalia

Association type:

antecedant

Content - note:

catalogue card has "Inscribed at the bottom in Britton's hand "Malmesbury Abbey church - Monument in S aisle, near East.end" There is considerable offsetting from a drawing of the S porch on this drawing. Mounted with 1982.7721" on the back

Content - person:

Athelstan

Person's association:

king

Person's occupation:

king

Content - place:

Malmesbury

Place status:

Parish

Content - place:

Malmesbury Abbey

Place status:

Site Name

Content - place:

Wiltshire

Place status:

County

Content - place:

Place status:

church

Dimension:

height

Dimension:

width

Dimension:

height

Dimension measurement unit:

mm

Dimension value:

116

Dimension:

width

Dimension measurement unit:

mm

Dimension value:

187

Dimension:

height

Dimension measurement unit:

mm

Dimension value:

116

Dimension:

width

Dimension measurement unit:

mm

Dimension value:

187

Inscription content:

initials

Material:

pencil

Material:

paper

Object name:

tomb; drawing; pencil drawing

Object number:

DZSWS:1982.7717

Object production date:

1819

Object production person:

Britton, J

Person's association:

artist

Use reference number:

previous number

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/98151df2-d186-387e-833e-7bbea0677703

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/98151df2-d186-387e-833e-7bbea0677703, Wiltshire Museum, CC BY-NC

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