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Facsimile

ca.1860-1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Shaw, Henry (illuminator)
Place of origin
London (made)

Object details

Categories
Manuscripts
Medieval and Renaissance
Copies and Facsimiles
Object type
Facsimile
Materials and techniques
Parchment
Ink
Gold
Pigments
Illumination
Calligraphy
Style
Gothic Revival
Object history
Purchased on 23 May 1868 from Henry Shaw, together with 81 other 'specimen copies' by him. The 82 copies were purchased for a total of £800. They were numbered 5857 to 5938. This information comes from the Register of Drawings 1868 (5616 to 6795), p. 166.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
5894

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1012675/facsimile-shaw-henry/
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