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The Zodiac sign for Taurus
Calligrapher: Mehigan, Janet
Painted in watercolour and gouache on vellum skin, flat gold, raised gold on gesso with gold leaf
Given by Janet Mehigan
Height: 120 mm
Width: 120 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given by Mehigan, Janet
Production date: AD 2007
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composed of
vellum (skin)
Decoration
Brushwork : Painted in watercolour and gouache on vellum skin, flat gold, raised gold on gesso with gold leaf
Accession number: CAL 32-2007
Primary reference Number: 167395
Old object number: Calligraphy/Mehigan/1
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "The Zodiac sign for Taurus" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/167395 Accessed: 2023-01-31 08:37:44
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Accession Number: C.120A-1961
Accession Number: C.12-2000
Accession Number: C.120A-D-1961
Accession Number: C.120D-1961
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