Panel
ca. 1868 (made)
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This is a panel made by G. Berry in England in about 1867. The panel is inspired by a design by Lucas van Leyden. The panel won a £4 prize in the 1867 Society of Arts' Art-Workmanship Competition. In their Judges' Report, Richard Redgrave and M. Digby Wyatt singled it out as 'very good...somethings better than much we have seen upon pretentious specimens of furnitures.' Little is known of the artist.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Carved ivory |
Brief description | Panel, ivory, engraved with arabesque motifs, by G. Berry, after a design by Lucas van Leyden, Britain, ca. 1868 |
Physical description | Ivory engraved with an Arabesque design after Lucas van Leyden |
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Object history | Bought for £2 from the artist in 1868. |
Production | Arabesque design after Lucas van Leyden |
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Summary | This is a panel made by G. Berry in England in about 1867. The panel is inspired by a design by Lucas van Leyden. The panel won a £4 prize in the 1867 Society of Arts' Art-Workmanship Competition. In their Judges' Report, Richard Redgrave and M. Digby Wyatt singled it out as 'very good...somethings better than much we have seen upon pretentious specimens of furnitures.' Little is known of the artist. |
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Accession number | 865-1868 |
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Record created | August 26, 2008 |
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