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Circular Medallion: M.6-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Circular Medallion

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Medallion, ivory, carved in low relief. Two ladies and a gentleman seated in high-backed chairs around an octagonal table with pedestal foot. The lady on the left holds a wine glass in her left hand and a bottle in her right.

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

18th Century, Early#
Circa 1700 - Circa 1730

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Ivory

Techniques used in production

Carving : Ivory carved in low relief

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.6-1991
Primary reference Number: 31838
Packing number: EWA 808
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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