Drawing
ca. 1800 (designed)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
A full-scale design for a chalice for Henry Benedict, Cardinal Duke of York, decorated with cherub masks, fluting and the Cardinal's Arms.
Object details
Categories | |
Object type | |
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 |
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 |
|
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 | |
Bibliographic references |
|
Collection | |
Accession number | E.1781-1991 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
Record created | March 2, 2009 |
Record URL |
Download as: JSON