Manchester Art Gallery

Device: Crown of Thorns

Eric Gill, 1882 - 1940



Device: Crown of Thorns

Eric Gill 1882 - 1940

Summary

A three pointed crown is surounding by two vines of interweaving thorn branches. The vines overlap in four places and are made up of two circles. The inside of the bottom of the crown can be seen and the three points of the crown are joined together on each side and there is a dome in the centre of the crown.


Object Name

Device: Crown of Thorns

Creators Name

Eric Gill

Date Created

1923

Dimensions

print: 1.8cm x 2cm
support: 2.5cm x 3.1cm

accession number

1928.195

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, print
British

Place of creation

England

Support

paper

Medium

ink (black)

Credit

Gift of Mrs and Miss Rutherston, 1928

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