An Unidentified man
Relief
17th century (made)
17th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This bust of a man in coloured wax, in a circular wooden box, is by an unknown artist from Germany from the 17th century.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | An Unidentified man (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Coloured wax |
| Brief description | Bust of a man, coloured wax, Germany, early 17th century |
| Physical description | Bust portrait of a man, modelled in coloured wax, in a circular turned wooden box. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Note on object card reads: The string, by which it was attached to a frame, gave way; the portrait fell and broke into 3 pieces. Ordered to be repaired, 9.1. 1866. Broken again on the 25.1.1866, but details of breakage not stated on Police report. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This bust of a man in coloured wax, in a circular wooden box, is by an unknown artist from Germany from the 17th century. |
| Bibliographic reference | Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1857. 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. 4. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4302-1857 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2004 |
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