Object
- Place of origin:
Flemish, Belgium (made)
- Date:
19th century (?) (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Carved ivory
- Museum number:
583:1-1856
- Gallery location:
In store
Physical description
This cup or goblet is ornamented with cupids playing amidst scroll foliage.
Place of Origin
Flemish, Belgium (made)
Date
19th century (?) (made)
Artist/maker
unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Carved ivory
Dimensions
Height: 10.79 cm, Diameter: 8.89 cm
Object history note
Bought in London, £4.
Descriptive line
Cup or goblet, carved ivory, probably Flemish, probably 19th century
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory. London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1927-1929. Part II. p. 123.
Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1856. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 32
Materials
Ivory
Techniques
Carving
Subjects depicted
Foliage; Scrolls; Cupids
Categories
Sculpture
Collection code
SCP
