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niello plate
;
frame
Object Type
niello plate
frame
Museum number
1841,1211.7
Description
The Man of Sorrows (below) and God the Father (above); two separate plates within chased frame Engraved silver plate with inlaid niello
Producer name
Print made by:
Anonymous
School/style
Italian
Production date
1450-1500
(c.)
Materials
niello
Technique
engraved
Dimensions
Height:
60 millimetres
(Christ)
Height:
24 millimetres
(semi-circle)
Width:
56 millimetres
(c.)
Width:
46 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Hind 1936 / Nielli. Chiefly Italian of the XV Century Plates, Sulphur Casts and Prints Preserved in the British Museum
(36)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
1987 Feb 5 - May 25, BM, 'An A-Z of P&D'
Subjects
christ as man of sorrows
Associated names
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
God
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Henry T Farrer
(purchased in old frame)
Acquisition date
1841
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1841,1211.7
Conservation
Treatment
: 23 Feb 2005