Descent from the Cross
attributed to Enoch Wood (Burslem 1759 - Burslem 1840)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1777
Materials
Unglazed terracotta.
Measurements
520 x 395 mm
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Trelissick, Cornwall
NT 1296182
Summary
An Enoch Wood cane-coloured plaque of the Descent from the Cross, dated 1777. The large oval panel in unglazed buff-coloured terracotta, the numerous figures modelled in very high relief, signed in the mould 'Enoch Wood Sculpsit A:D. 1777'.
Provenance
Purchased from William Copeland via Bonhams at 'The Contents of Trelissick House including The Copeland China Collection' auction 23-24th July 2013. Feock, near Truro, Cornwall.
Marks and inscriptions
Signed 'Enoch Wood Sculpsit A:D. 1777'.
Makers and roles
attributed to Enoch Wood (Burslem 1759 - Burslem 1840), modeller