Architectural ceiling boss with two dragons, probably from the Church of St. Andrews at Cullompton / Artist Unknown, England
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- Accession Number
- 1968/2.46
- Title
- Architectural ceiling boss with two dragons, probably from the Church of St. Andrews at Cullompton
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, England
- Artist Nationality
- English
- Medium and Support
- wood with red polychrome
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1430
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- United Kingdom (nation)
- England (country)
- Devon (county)
- Cullompton (inhabited place)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United Kingdom (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- England (country)
- Creation Place 4
- Devon (county)
- Creation Place 5
- Cullompton (inhabited place)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Gothic
- Dimensions
- 29 cm x 27 cm x 6 cm (11 7/16 in. x 10 5/8 in. x 2 3/8 in.)
- Century
- 15th Century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- carving
- Secondary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Secondary Object Type
- architectural element
- Physical Description
- Two rampant dragons with open wings, wide flared tails and red-painted eyes stand facing one another with a large plant form held between them.
- Subject Matter
- This architectural boss decorated with two dragons was originally placed in the crown of a ceiling vault at the point where the ribs of the vault met. The spreading forms of the dragons's wings and tails would have echoed the expansive radial pattern formed by the ribs, while the boss itself would have simultaneously emphasized the center of the vault.
- Primary Keywords
- bosses
- carvings
- cullompton (inhabited place)
- dragons
- vaults (structural elements)
- wood (sculpture by material)
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- architectural elements
- components
- components and systems
- components by general context
- components by specific context
- devon (county)
- enclosing structural elements
- england (country)
- europe (continent)
- geographic and political locations
- legendary creatures
- objects we use
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- sculpture by technique
- structural elements
- structural elements and structural element components
- united kingdom (nation)
- vaults and vault components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1077 x 907
- File Size
- 108 KB
- Record
- 1968/2.46
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"Architectural ceiling boss with two dragons, probably from the Church of St. Andrews at Cullompton; Artist Unknown, England." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1968-sl-2.46/1968_2.46.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
