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Manuscript Cutting

ca. 1510 (made)

Cut-out border vignette from a Choir Book (Elijah praying on a mountain while a man drinks in a river - 1 Kings XVI, 27); Netherlands; ca 1510. A duplicate number MS.124 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled.


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Brief description
Cut-out border vignette from a Choir Book (Elijah praying on a mountain while a man drinks in a river - 1 Kings XVI, 27); Netherlands; ca 1510. A duplicate number MS.124 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled.
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:

'29.4
9001 F (MS 124)
CHOIR BOOK
Cut-out border vignette (Elijah praying on mountain while man drinks in river - 1 Kings XVI, 27)

On verso in 16c hand "4a scitote"; in red" [-]90"

Netherlands. c. 1510
155 x 55 mm.
Signs of square notation visible.

Bought from Weale, 1883, 4s 6d
1923 cat, 16'
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9001F

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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