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Manuscript Cutting

ca. 1520 (made)

Cut-out panel of border decoration; Netherlands (South); ca 1520


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Brief description
Cut-out panel of border decoration; Netherlands (South); ca 1520
Object history
Part of cuttings purchased in batches from William Henry James Weale in 1883, 95 on 9 April 1883, 258 on 17 April 1883, 20 on 20 February, for the total sum of £96.7.2 (now Museum nos 8972-9042).
Historical context
Data taken from notes compiled by Rowan Watson. The full text of the entry is as follows:

'29.12/1
9002 D
Cut-out decorated letter D (twisted branch letter-shape in brushed gold, violet, pheasant and snail, blue ground) in Ghent-Bruges style

Text:../ad iesum/...

NL (South). c. 1520
77 x 85
Part of 2 lines of music (4 red lines, 24 mm) and text visible; square notation

Bought from Weale, 1883, 5s.
1923 cat, 17'
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Collection
Accession number
9002D

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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