Drawings Roman crystal cup from Herculaneum
Object number
LDSAL2020.16.57
Artist/Designer/Maker
Basire, James - Artist
Production date
1781
Material
Paper
Pen
Ink
Brush
Wash
Pen
Ink
Brush
Wash
Technique
Drawing
Dimensions
Height: 268mm
Width: 424mm
Width: 424mm
Inscriptions
Inscription content
A curious Cup, of a bright transparent Garnet Colour, recovered from the Ruins of Herculaneum, & sent over to England, abt. 20 yrs. ago, as a Present to the late Genl. Napier. It is now, 1781, the Property of [incomplete]
See Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries, London, 15th. Nov. 1781.
See Minutes of the Society of Antiquaries, London, 15th. Nov. 1781.
Inscription content
J Basire de. 1781.