1592999800000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-165562 1747159855375 1594852999000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-165562 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/165562 384d86eb-0983-36d7-a469-427170b1115f 9 reference term-91170 adlib-term-91170 d49ca0b4-ccae-3039-afe0-882c186cff25 glass reference term-132665 adlib-term-132665 7f540d39-8a3c-30bf-b365-dd8cbc09a794 Calligraphy Collection dark brown reference term-127458 adlib-term-127458 8b34f653-d39e-3b56-91ab-9ee917e552b6 wood stain reference term-106692 adlib-term-106692 ed7baa11-5901-3307-81b6-77370e40ebb4 wood Depth cm 6.1 Height cm 30 Width cm 21.6 Frame sheets, probably six reference term-91170 adlib-term-91170 d49ca0b4-ccae-3039-afe0-882c186cff25 glass Form Calligraphy layers of rectangular pieces of glass, each engraved with a diamond-tipped burr. Three-dimensional layered construction, engraved on both sides of the pieces of glass with diamond-tipped burr reference term-29409 adlib-term-29409 f1f4145c-3fc8-365a-9df5-c7f7131d3bc2 engraving Applied Arts Layers of rectangular pieces of glass, each engraved with a diamond-tipped burr. Three-dimensional layered construction, engraved on both sides of the pieces of glass with the poem, Liadain and Cuirithir by Catherine Byron, in a triangular formation surrounding a black-edged purple triangle (wood?) covered with black and gold calligraphy, with over it a black truncated triangle with gold calligraphy.The glass is encased in a rectangular wooden frame stained very dark brown. C.63-2007 1 accession number C.63-2007 165562 priref 165562 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/165562 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/165562 cream paper A 4 sheet, the left column is printed in italics; there are spaces between the 'verses' of the poem on the back printed in black in two columns with ink and pencil addition This work features a poem by Catherine Byron, written after she had seen an earlier glass piece by Denis Brown. It is part of a continuing collaboration between the two artists. The complete text is reproduced here.’ New paragraph. ‘Note: The ninth century Irish text Liadain and Cuirithir tells of the love of Liadain, a poet from Munster, and Cuirithir, a poet from Connaught.’ Right column: Liadain and Cuirithir/I/It is/falling slowly/through glass/feeling each chill/mineral slide/slice in/ keeping the cut/edges close/ no blood/It is the last/gasp, the clamping on ivory shucks/of air / It is/drawing the tackle tight/on the flung seine/of breathing / II / For us there are only words:/script on a scrap, or the sound/of the other listening,the voice and the ear in antiphon./ Or shall it be touch, that lichens/each of us over in gold?’/Poem, copyright 1997 Catherine Byron/Art, copyright 1998 Denis Brown’. At bottom right, in pencil ‘CALLIGRAPHY/BROWN/2’ label at top of cream label hand-written in black Denis Brown signature followed by a flourish at bottom left of cream label hand-written in black Denis Brown 98 signature reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Given by Sue Cavendish reference agent-181588 adlib-agent-181588 f135fcf3-d67c-3afe-b125-23b6b75bb7b6 Cavendish, Sue 2007 2007 2007-11-19 given Part of a collection of contemporary calligraphy most of which is held by the Department of MSS and Printed Books. The object was accepted by the Syndicate on 19 November 2007 but did not enter the Department of Applied Arts until August 2008 1998 CE 1998 dated 1998 calligrapher reference agent-182087 adlib-agent-182087 048c7a91-278b-3dcf-aaa5-aaa2ef44da4e Brown, Denis author reference agent-198048 adlib-agent-198048 ea65cc9b-b914-3697-b43b-308e3f913e4f Byron, Catherine reference term-109890 adlib-term-109890 825251c2-9904-34be-b6ab-c855347f2247 20th Century, Late reference term-107997 adlib-term-107997 9c10e684-c8d1-3e5d-b478-d8b83596219b literal Ireland Ireland country Eire Dublin reference media-167297 adlib-media-167297 ac51da4e-0974-3dce-9ae1-f99420817d1d jpeg msspb/msspb5/CAL_63_2007_.jpg 1 height pixels 760 width pixels 540 1616271914807 1 image jpeg msspb/msspb5/mid_CAL_63_2007_.jpg 1 height pixels 704 width pixels 500 1616271914807 1 image jpeg msspb/msspb5/CAL_63_2007_.jpg 1 height pixels 760 width pixels 540 1616271914807 1 image jpeg msspb/msspb5/preview_CAL_63_2007_.jpg 1 height pixels 352 width pixels 250 1616271914807 1 image 0 media image reference term-27828 adlib-term-27828 7d24b5c7-7418-3336-95fc-b221788126c6 construction object name reference term-109889 adlib-term-109889 9d2b434a-b03b-3dfa-8bb5-5d0ced5829c3 studio glass category reference term-25947 adlib-term-25947 6593a7ac-6b34-3fa6-9067-b7e5c4d5e1e5 calligraphy category reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum

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