Decorated initial X

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Place of origin

Cut-out decorated initial, possibly X with grotesques and arabesque penwork. From a deed. England. ca 1600. A duplicate number MS.686 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled.

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Categories	Manuscript Cutting Manuscripts Medieval and Renaissance
Object type	Manuscript cutting
Title	Decorated initial X
Materials and techniques	Parchment Ink Pigments Illumination Writing
Brief description	Cut-out decorated initial, possibly X with grotesques and arabesque penwork. From a deed. England. ca 1600. A duplicate number MS.686 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled.
Associated objects	466 (Object) 468 (Object) 469 (Object) 470 (Object) 471 (Object) 472 (Object) 473 (Object) 474 (Object) 475 (Object) 476 (Object) 477 (Object) 478 (Object) 479 (Object) 480 (Object) 481 (Object) 482 (Object) 483 (Object) 484 (Object)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	467

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1028698/decorated-initial-x-manuscript-cutting/

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