Calendar Notebook
ca. 1700 (made)
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A perpetual calendar, one that could be used for a succession of years, is engraved on the silver covers of this notebook. Inside the covers are three ivory tablets. They would have been covered with thin layers of wax which could be inscribed with a pointed stylus.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver and ivory |
| Brief description | Calendar notebook, silver and ivory, Germany, ca.1700. |
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| Credit line | Alfred Williams Hearn Gift |
| Summary | A perpetual calendar, one that could be used for a succession of years, is engraved on the silver covers of this notebook. Inside the covers are three ivory tablets. They would have been covered with thin layers of wax which could be inscribed with a pointed stylus. |
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| Accession number | M.137-1923 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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