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Vase decorated with two mermaids: P.2240-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Vase decorated with two mermaids
Set of vases (31 plates)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Saly, Jacques François Joseph

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: AD 1748

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 112 mm Width 127 mm
Sheet Height 112 mm Width 127 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Salij In
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2240-1991
Primary reference Number: 95454
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 1
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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