Drawings 16th-century ivory cup
Object number
LDSAL2020.42.2
Artist/Designer/Maker
Wood, William Henry - Artist
Production date
Circa 1798
Material
paper
pen
ink
Wash
pen
ink
Wash
Technique
Drawing
Dimensions
Height: 424mm
Width: 276mm
Width: 276mm
Associated place
Darlington (unitary authority)
Museum of Mankind
British Museum
England
United Kingdom
Europe
Sierra Leone
Africa
Museum of Mankind
British Museum
England
United Kingdom
Europe
Sierra Leone
Africa
Inscriptions
Inscription content
In the Museum of Geo: Allan at Grange near Darlington IV.
Inscription content
To the Society of Antiquaries, London, this Drawing is presented by Geo. Allen, a Member 1798.
Ivory Cup, same size as the Original
Ivory Cup, same size as the Original
Inscription content
Drawn by Wm. Henry Wood
Inscription content
Takes off.
Inscription content
Museum. Newcastle
References
Reference (free text)
Ezio Bassani, African Art and Artefacts in European Collections, 1400-1800 (London: British Museum Press, 2000), no. 216, p. 54-5.
Illustration (Photograph), p. 54.
Reference (free text)
Ezio Bassani and William B Fagg, Africa and the Renaissance: Art in Ivory (New York: Center for African Art, 1988), no. 19, p. 227.
Illustration (Photograph), p. 227.
Reference (free text)
William B Scott, Antiquarian Gleanings in the North of England, Being Examples of Antique Furniture, Plate, Church Decorations, Objects of Historical Interest, Etc. (London: George Bell, 1851), p. 11.
Illustration, pl. XXI.
