niello plate

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Object Type
Museum number: 1845,0825.59
Description: An escutcheon. c. 1500 Engraved silver plate with inlaid niello
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Production date: 1495-1505 (c.)
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Dimensions: Diameter: 15 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
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Acquisition name
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: 1845,0825.59
Conservation

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