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Ark of the Covenant: 31.I.5-161

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Ark of the Covenant
Polyglot Bible (London, 1657)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hollar, Wenceslaus

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1657

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.I.5-161
Primary reference Number: 307954
New Hollstein (German): 1643
Pennington: 1135
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Audit data

Created: Monday 21 February 2022 Updated: Monday 21 February 2022 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ark of the Covenant" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/307954 Accessed: 2024-11-29 06:57:10

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