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There are 5 parts of the Altarpiece:
1. Wooden Tablets
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Two pair of polychromed wooden panels inscribed with Biblical texts (The Lord ‘s
Prayer, The Apostles Creed, and the Ten Commandments) are attached to the wall. The four wooden panels have
been affixed to the wall with large wooden nails driven through the sides and top of the panels. In at least in one
place, a screw has replaced the nail.
2. Pinnacles -
At the pinnacle of each pair or
tablets is a small decorative panel painted directly on
the plaster wall, which depicts floral scrollwork.
3. Center Section -
The pairs of panels flank a
central panel, also encompassed by gilt plaster gothic
arches, which is painted directly on the plaster wall and
depicts a Christian cross and the Christogram, I.H.S.
4. Framework -
The Framework attached the wooden tablets to the wall. The plaster framework is gilt in a series of
gothic arches. The plaster framework around the panels was probably cast separately and then attached to the wall
5. Angel Corbels -
There are six plasterwork corbels along the lower edge of the altarpiece, each with an angel hold-
ing a shield on it. (
not shown above)