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Design for an aspergillum
Draughtsman: Giulio Romano (Giulio Pippi)
History note: Gonzaga family (?); J.C. Robinson, his sale, Christie's, 14 March 1902, part of lot 317, bought G.T. Clough
Height: 172 mm
Width: 176 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1913) by Clough, G.T.
Previously considered to have been a design for table ware, perhaps related to the set commissioned by Federico Gonzaga between 1524-26, Philip Pouncey's identification of the design as an aspergillum or holy water sprinkler means that this must have been for a different commission
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash, on paper
Accession number: 3000
Primary reference Number: 7411
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: O.195-1946
Accession Number: 2908A
Accession Number: PD.884-1963
Accession Number: PD.168-1985
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