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
Inscriptions
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In the Museum of Geo: Allan at Grange near Darlington IV.
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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
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Drawn by Wm. Henry Wood
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Takes off.
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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.
