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niello print
Object Type
niello print
Museum number
1857,0520.25
Description
Pattern for a knife-handle with musical instruments Engraving, printed from a plate engraved in the niello manner
Producer name
Print made by:
Anonymous
Manner/Style of:
Peregrino da Cesena
School/style
Italian
Production date
1490-1520
(c.)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
78 millimetres
Width:
16 millimetres
Curator's comments
Hind no. 267 is the pattern for the other side of the handle.
Bibliographic references
Hind 1936 / Nielli. Chiefly Italian of the XV Century Plates, Sulphur Casts and Prints Preserved in the British Museum
(266)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
musical instrument
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
David McIntosh
Purchased through:
Christie's
(18-20.v.1857/334)
Purchased through:
A E Evans & Sons
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
William Young Ottley
(according to the McIntosh catalogue)
Acquisition date
1857
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1857,0520.25