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Brass Rubbing

c.1340 (made), 1900-1939 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rubbing from a bell


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
wax rubbing
Brief description
Decoration on bell at Seehausen, Kreis Wanzleben, Saxony: Fox and Geese, c.1340.
One of ten rubbings from bells, mainly 14th century German.
Physical description
Rubbing from a bell
Dimensions
  • Height: 9in
  • Width: 13.375in
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1939, published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, London, 1950
Collection
Accession number
E.179-1939

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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