Plaster panel

This is one of two plaster panels from the front facade of a merchant’s house in Exeter. The panels are made using a technique called ‘sgraffito’ whereby the design is scratched through the top layer of plaster to reveal the dark plaster underneath.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
1035/1909
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Architectural fragments
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
plaster
Common Name
plaster panel
Simple Name
panel
Period Classification
Stuart (1603-1714)

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plaster panel