Carving of figure from Meare Church
- Description
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This male figure comes from the church at Meare, which was built by the abbots of Glastonbury. The figure dates from about 1500 and evidently depicts a priest or saint. The coating of whitewash was probably applied in the 1800s.
- Accession Loan No.
- TTNCM : GM.159
- Collection Class
- Middle Ages
- Common Name
- carving of figure from Meare Church
- Simple Name
- carving
- Period Classification
- Medieval (AD 1066-1500)
- Production Date
- 1500
- Production Country
- England
- Production Continent
- Europe
- Material
- wood
- Collection Site Name
- Meare Church
- Collection Parish
- Meare
- Collection Town
- Meare
- Collection County
- Somerset
- Collection Country
- England
- Collection Continent
- Europe