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Covered goblet with a winged ball on the top: AD.5.22-138

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Covered goblet with a winged ball on the top

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

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 askew (34mm, Italian?))
Plate Height 185 mm Width 110 mm
Sheet Height 188 mm Width 116 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 138
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 92
  • 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.5.22-138
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-138
Primary reference Number: 30601
Bartsch: 92
Winzinger: 184
New Hollstein (German): 115
Old location number: 37.2.20
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

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