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Stick pin: M.40-1984

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Possibly)
Artist: Dannecker, Johann Heinrich von (After)

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Description

Gold, the head chased with rococo scrolls and surmounted by an ivory finial of Ariadne riding on a panther, after the marble Ariadne auf dem Panther by Johann Heinrich von Dannecker (1758-1844). The top of the base of the finial is painted brown.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Mrs J. Hull Grundy

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1984-03-12) by Hull Grundy, J., Mrs

Dating

19th Century, Mid#
Circa 1800 CE - 1900 CE

Note

The marble original is in the Liebighaus Museum, Frankfurt am Main, No. 1569.

Components of the work

Finial composed of ivory

Materials used in production

Gold

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.40-1984
Primary reference Number: 166552

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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