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Covered goblet on three feet: AD.5.22-129

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Covered goblet on three feet

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 114 mm
Width: 77 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Dating

Circa 1520 - 1525

Note

Printed on ?mould side of paper

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( chainlines vertical (35/36mm, Italian?))

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 129
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 75
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark
  • Text: AD.5.22-129
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark
  • Text: ?Cross and crown [fragment]
  • Type: Watermark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-129
Primary reference Number: 30449
Bartsch: 75
Winzinger: 204
New Hollstein (German): 98
Old location number: 37.2.6a
Winzinger (watermarks): 8 (?)
Lugt: 2475
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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