Stolen15C Panels from Church in Devon same as V&A Panel ?

Saddened to read of the theft of two panels and the damage done to a third in a robbery from the Holy Trinity ChurchTorbryan. 

The theft happened in this unlocked church between 22^nd July  and 8th August. Demonstrating how vulnerable our volunteer managed churches are. The stolen pieces are unique, priceless which ever way you it express it – money or culture.

I was particularly interested as Holy Trinity’s Rood roodscreen has the same frame as the one I studied from the V&A.

Though Holy Trinity  has a much finer quality painting than the rough finish of the V&A indicating the hand of a more skilful  artist. In fact Holy Trinity is one of the finest screens in England but, sadly (for me) has no Adoration scene in its 40 figure panels.

 

V&A Panel 

Holy Trinity Church, Torbryan

Quoting from my essay on the V&A piece:

The [V&A]’s oak framework is carved with conventional Gothic foliage. It is framed on three sides by wheat-corn inspired, gilded carved mouldings regularly incised diagonally across the beam variations of this corn moulding are also found on[both Holy Trinity and the V&A frame] indicating that [they] come from a similar tradition.

Each of the framework’s four lights is filled with a single painted figure from The [figures] framed by a distinctive carved ,cusped gothic ogee arch with a trefoil intrados. Its ogee arches are a feature the [V&A] work shares with [Holy Trinity] …….. The common tradition detected in the arches and mouldings is seen again in the sills where perhaps again ornamental variations indicate a common tradition which may have been formalised into a common pattern book shared amongst the carvers guild