A Memento-mori Watch, presented by Mary Queen of Scots to Mary Seaton
Print
1820-1835 (published)
1820-1835 (published)
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Engraving of a skull-shaped memento mori watch associated with Mary Queen of Scots, engraved with figures of Death and Adam and Eve
Object details
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| Title | A Memento-mori Watch, presented by Mary Queen of Scots to Mary Seaton (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | engraving |
| Brief description | Charles John Smith. Engraving of a skull-shaped memento mori watch associated with Mary Queen of Scots. 1820s-30s One of 364 prints in a set of 3 bound volumes, E.12 to 375-1941. |
| Physical description | Engraving of a skull-shaped memento mori watch associated with Mary Queen of Scots, engraved with figures of Death and Adam and Eve |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Eustace F. Bosanquet |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1941, London: HMSO, 1954. |
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| Accession number | E.372-1941 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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