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Well Head

12th century (sculpted), ca. 1868 (cast)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (sculptor)
Place of origin
Venice (sculpted)
Venice (cast)

Plaster cast, painted plaster, after a marble well head from the courtyard of the Palazzo Croner-Gheltoff-Alvera, Venice, by an unknown sculptor, Venice, about 1100-1200. Cast in about 1868, possibly in Venice.

Object details

Categories
Architecture
Sculpture
Plaster Cast
Object type
Well head
Materials and techniques
Plaster cast
Plaster
Casting
Brief description
Plaster cast, painted plaster, after a marble well head from the courtyard of the Palazzo Croner-Gheltoff-Alvera, Venice, by an unknown sculptor, Venice, about 1100-1200. Cast in about 1868, possibly in Venice.
Dimensions
  • Height: 94cm
  • Diameter: 82cm
Gallery label
(2014)
One of the principle ambitions of the Museum's cast collection was to inspire contemporary architects and designers. In the 1860s the Museum acquired a number of architectural casts, including this one. It was taken from a well head decorated with elaborate designs, which echo Byzantine ornamental work.
Object history
Acquired in 1868, further details of acquisition are not recorded.
Subject depicted
Wells (Structures)
Place depicted
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
REPRO.1868-139

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Record createdOctober 5, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O128358/well-head-unknown/
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