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Artist/Maker	Valadier, Guiseppe (designer)
Place of origin	Italy (designed)

A full-scale design for a chalice for Henry Benedict, Cardinal Duke of York, decorated with cherub masks, fluting and the Cardinal's Arms.

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Categories	Drawings Designs Drinking Tableware & Cutlery Metalwork
Object type	Drawing
Materials and techniques	Preliminary pencil, pen and ink and wash, on paper watermarked Strasbourg bend and lily with beehive and letters J, H and Z Paper Pencil Pen and Ink Wash Drawing
Brief description	Drawing possibly by Guiseppe Valadier, design for a chalice for Henry Benedict the Cardinal Duke of York, pencil, pen and ink, and wash, Italy, ca. 1800
Physical description	A full-scale design for a chalice for Henry Benedict, Cardinal Duke of York, decorated with cherub masks, fluting and the Cardinal's Arms.
Dimensions	Height: 32.6cm Width: 21.2cm Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Marks and inscriptions	(Paper is watermarked Strasbourg bend and lily with beehive and letters J, H and Z)
Object history	The chalice made from this design was presented to the Vatican after the Cardinal's death in 1807.
Subjects depicted	Cherub Chalice Fluting Coat of Arms
Bibliographic references	Valadier : Three Generations of Roman Goldsmiths. London: Artemis Group, 1991. 183pp, illus. p. 123, no. 65 Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1781-1991

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Record created	March 2, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O195271/drawing-valadier-guiseppe/

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