Manuscript Cutting
ca. 1520 (made)
Cut-out decorated initial B; Netherlands (South); ca 1520
Object details
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| Brief description | Cut-out decorated initial B; 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: '29.11/1 9002 C LETTER B Cut-out decorated initial B (letter-shape of brushed gold acanthus sprays on green ground within moulded brushed gold frame) Text:.../gloriam tuam/... NL (South). c. 1520 90 x 90 mm. Part of 2-lines of music (4 black lines, 25 mm) and text visible square notation Bought from Weale, 1883, 5s. 1923 cat, 16' |
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| Accession number | 9002C |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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