Drawings Roman cup of rock crystal
Object number
LDSAL2020.16.1
Material
Paper
Ink
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Ink
Printer's Ink
Technique
Drawing
Engraving (Printing Process)
Engraving (Printing Process)
Dimensions
Height: 208mm
Width: 322mm
Width: 322mm
Inscriptions
Inscription content
In the Collection of the Earl of Besborough.
Inscription content
Vol. VII. pl. 15. p. 180
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Archæologia VII. p. 179-198.
Inscription content
A Roman Drinking Cup of excellent workmanship,
wrought out of a sollid piece of Rock Chrystal [sic], a singular Piece of Antiquity.
wrought out of a sollid piece of Rock Chrystal [sic], a singular Piece of Antiquity.
References
Reference (free text)
Thomas Pownall, 'Observations on a Crystal Vase in the Possession of the Earl of Besborough', Archaeologia 7 (1785): 179-98.
Illustration (Engraving), pl. XV, opp. p. 180.
Thomas Pownall gives the (then) recent provenance of the piece, which was first recorded in the cabinet of Baron Stosch.