Nottingham alabaster
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Nottingham alabaster is a term used to refer to the English sculpture industry, mostly of relatively small religious carvings, which flourished from the fourteenth century until the early sixteenth ce
Resurrection of Christ, panel from an altarpiece set, 1450–90, with remains of the paint
Fifteenth-century altarpiece set, with contemporary frame and well-preserved paint
Nativity panel, ca 1400, using a composition previously found in French ivories. H. 37.5 cm (14 3⁄4 in.), W. 26 cm (10 in.), D. 4.5 cm (1 3⁄4 in.)
Monument to Edmund Brudenell, d. 1590. After the English Reformation tomb monuments were the mainstay of the industry.
John of Eltham
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John of Eltham, 1st Earl of Cornwall was the second son of Edward II of England and Isabella of France. He was heir presumptive to the English throne until the birth of his nephew Edward the Black Pri
Nottingham alabaster
…Derbyshire near Tutbury and Chellaston. The craftsmen were known by various names such as alabastermen, kervers, marblers, and image-makers. The tomb of John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, who died in 1334, in Westminster Abbey, is an early example, of very high quality. On 6 June 1371, payment was made to Peter Maceon of Nottingham, "of…
John on the family tree of English kings
Alabaster-carved tomb of John of Eltham at Westminster Abbey
John of Eltham's effigy at Westminster Abbey