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niello plate
Object Type
niello plate
Museum number
1845,0825.11
Description
The Man of Sorrows, between the Virgin and St John. c. 1475-90 Engraved silver plate with inlaid niello
Producer name
Print made by:
Anonymous
School/style
Italian
Production date
1475-1490
(c.)
Materials
niello
Technique
engraved
Dimensions
Height:
70 millimetres
(arched)
Width:
42 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Hind 1936 / Nielli. Chiefly Italian of the XV Century Plates, Sulphur Casts and Prints Preserved in the British Museum
(32)
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:
Virgin Mary
Representation of:
St John the Evangelist
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
W & G Smith
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Sir Mark Masterman Sykes
(sale Sotheby, London, 5.vi.1824/part of lot 1245 (A BOX OF RED MOROCCO, divided horizontally, in three parts, and containing an extensive and highly interesting COLLECTION OF WORKS IN NIELLO, viz.') £215- 5-0 to Woodburn)
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Samuel Woodburn
Acquisition date
1845
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1845,0825.11
Conservation
Treatment
: 22 Feb 2005