Manuscript Cutting
17th century (made)
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Cutting from a Grant of Arms, or of Nobility, in the Holy Roman Empire. A shield of arms surmounted by a crowned helmet and with the crest of a black goat with a sapphire ring in its mouth. The coat of arms is flanked by figures of Justice and Truth. Above, on a baldacchino (canopy of state) are the arms of the Electors.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | illumination on vellum |
| Brief description | Cutting from a Grant of Arms, or of Nobility, in the Holy Roman Empire, with the arms of the Electors, German, 17th century |
| Physical description | Cutting from a Grant of Arms, or of Nobility, in the Holy Roman Empire. A shield of arms surmounted by a crowned helmet and with the crest of a black goat with a sapphire ring in its mouth. The coat of arms is flanked by figures of Justice and Truth. Above, on a baldacchino (canopy of state) are the arms of the Electors. |
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| Credit line | Given by Captain John Ball |
| Object history | Presented by Captain John Ball to the museum in 1925, together with a few other manuscript cuttings and prints (now E.1112-1925 to E.1136-1925). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926. |
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| Accession number | E.1120-1925 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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