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Twelve Miniatures from Hours
Artist: Wing, William Caleb
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Parchment, miniatures and borders cut out of original manuscript and pasted on modern parchment leaves interleaved with unfoliated pink paper leaves, miniatures c.75 x 60 mm, borders c.145 x 95 mm.
BINDING: Nineteenth century, black paper over pasteboards
DECORATION: Twelve large framed miniatures surrounded by strewn-flower borders on brushed gold grounds: fol. 1r Annunciation; fol. 2r Visitation; fol. 3r Adoration of the Child; fol. 4r Annunciation to the Shepherds; fol. 5r Adoration of the Magi; fol. 6r Presentation in the Temple; fol. 7r Flight into Egypt; fol. 8r Crucifixion with Virgin, St John, St Mary Magdalene and two Holy Women; fol. 9r Pentecost; fol. 10r David penitent, angel with three arrows above; fol. 11r Raising of Lazarus; fol. 12r Donors’ couple and St Adrian holding sword witnessing St Francis receiving the stigmata.
History note: John Boykett Jarman (d.1864); his sale, Sotheby’s, London, 13 – 14 June 1864, lot 127 or 145; Edward Hailstone; purchased for the Museum at his sale, Sotheby’s, London, 4 Feb. 1891, lot unidentified.
Method of acquisition: Bought (1891) by Hailstone, Edward
15th Century, Late
19th Century, Mid#
Production date:
circa
AD 1490
Support
composed of
parchment
Border
Height 145 mm
Width 95 mm
Miniature
Height 75 mm
Width 60 mm
Accession number: MS 193
Primary reference Number: 169742
Project ID: 417
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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