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- Museum number
- 1839,0209.1
- Title
- Object: A Salver of the Sixteenth Century
- Description
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An anaglyptic facsimile of a French pewter salver then belonging to George Vivian; the salver consists of three concentric circles with an armed warrior in the boss; the outermost circle on the rim consists of alternating oval and rectangular panels separated by strapwork ornament, the ovals containing female figures and the rectangles containing armed warriors. 1838.
Medal engraving on chine collé
- Production date
- 1838
- Dimensions
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Height: 618 millimetres
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Width: 494 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The attribution to Goujon is impossible; it is a typical French salver of the period.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1839
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1839,0209.1