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Ornamental design: urn and arabesques set in a niche
Draughtsman: Dolci, Carlo
Height: 93 mm
Width: 148 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given (1917-12) by Murray, Charles Fairfax
Support composed of laid paper
Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper
Accession number: 904*3 f.10
Primary reference Number: 9720
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Ornamental design: urn and arabesques set in a niche" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/9720 Accessed: 2023-02-02 03:16:48
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Accession Number: 904*3 f.9
Accession Number: 904*3 f.11
Accession Number: PD.111-1992
Accession Number: M.88 & A-1973
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