Cartridge Box
1888 (made), ca. 1550 (designed)
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Electrotype
Object details
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| Brief description | Electrotype cartridge box, Elkington and Co, Birmingham, 1888, from an original of ca. 1550 in the Museum (Mus. No. 2201-1855) |
| Physical description | Electrotype |
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| Object history | The electrotype is catalogued in the register as: "ELECTROTYPE. CARTOUCHE [sic] BOX. Embossed and pierced chasing of the Judgment (sic) of Paris, and strap-work ornament. The original, of bronze-gilt, from the Bernal collection, is in the South Kensington Museum, No. 2201-1855. Italian (sic). 16th centy. H: 5 1/8 in., L. 3 in., W. 2 in. Bought of Messrs Elkington asnd Co., 3l. 10s." Historical significance: This electrotype is a good example of the copying of the ornament as opposed to the craftsmanship. The inside is very granular in contrast to the fine detail of the exterior. |
| Associated object | 2201-1855 (Original) |
| Bibliographic reference | Angus Patterson, "The Perfect Marriage of Art and Industry: Elkingtons and the South Kensington Museum's Electrotype Collection", The Journal of the Antique Metalware Society, Vol. 20, June 2012, pp. 56-77, ill. p. 60 |
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| Accession number | REPRO.1888A-622 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2011 |
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