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Ewer with a siren: AD.5.22-135

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Ewer with a siren

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 165 mm
Width: 134 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Circa 1520 - 1525

Note

Printed on felt side of paper

School or Style

German

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

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

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 135
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 77
  • 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.5.22-135
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark
  • Text: Large 'J' or crook
  • Type: Watermark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-135
Primary reference Number: 30455
Bartsch: 77
Winzinger: 192
New Hollstein (German): 100
Old location number: 37.2.7
Winzinger (watermarks): 35 (?)
Lugt: 2475

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ewer with a siren" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/30455 Accessed: 2024-04-26 14:29:25

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/30455 |title=Ewer with a siren |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-26 14:29:25|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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