Manuscript Cutting
ca. 1510 (made)
Cut-out initial R from a Gradual; Netherlands; ca 1510
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| Brief description | Cut-out initial R from a Gradual; Netherlands; ca 1510 |
| 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: '29.9 9002 A (MS 133) GRADUAL Cut-out initial R (acanthus leaf in brushed gold and blue an a monochrome red ground, with putto issuing from shell and shooting green bird with a cross-bow and a butterfly, within a mould brushed gold frame). Backed with brown paper (pre-1883) Netherlands. c. 1510 130 x 132 mm. Bought from Weale, 1883, 7s 6d Pub: 1908 cat, 20; 1923 cat, 16' |
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| Accession number | 9002A |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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