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The Resurrection: Nottingham Alabaster Relief
Details
Artist
Unknown
Title
The Resurrection: Nottingham Alabaster Relief
Date
1400s
Medium
Alabaster
Dimensions
30 x 22 cm
Reference
CVCSC:0362.B
Collection
Status
On Display
Whilst the other works in this room were being produced in and around the area of Europe now called Germany, alabaster altar screens and small devotional works were being carved in Nottingham. Formed from gypsum, alabaster became popular during the late Middle Ages, being softer and easier to carve than marble. There was a large quarry outside Nottingham and ‘kervers’, as alabaster carvers were known, were well-regarded tradesmen.
The Resurrection: Nottingham Alabaster Relief 1400s © Compton Verney, photo by Jamie Woodley