Manuscript Cutting
early 18th century (made)
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Cutting from a Grant of Arms or of Nobility in the Holy Roman Empire. Suspended over a tiled floor strewn with weapons and armour is a shield of arms surmounted by two crowned helmets and crests of a black eagle and red wings. The shield is flanked by figures of Mars and Minerva, and above are the arms of the Electors and a medallion portrait, possibly of the Emperor Leopold I or Charles VI.
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Materials and techniques | illumination on vellum |
Brief description | Cutting from a Grant of Arms, or of Nobility, in the Holy Roman Empire, with the arms of the electors and a medallion portrait, German, early 18th century |
Physical description | Cutting from a Grant of Arms or of Nobility in the Holy Roman Empire. Suspended over a tiled floor strewn with weapons and armour is a shield of arms surmounted by two crowned helmets and crests of a black eagle and red wings. The shield is flanked by figures of Mars and Minerva, and above are the arms of the Electors and a medallion portrait, possibly of the Emperor Leopold I or Charles VI. |
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Credit line | Given by Captain John Ball |
Object history | Presented by Captain John Ball to the museum in 1925, together with a few other manuscript cuttings and prints (now E.1112-1925 to E.1136-1925). |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926. |
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Accession number | E.1121-1925 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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