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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Europe 1600-1815, Room 6, The Lisa and Bernard Selz Gallery

Calendar Notebook

ca. 1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver and ivory
Brief description
Calendar notebook, silver and ivory, Germany, ca.1700.
Dimensions
  • Length: 97mm (closed)
  • Width: 48mm (closed)
Measured for Europe 1600-1800
Gallery label
Silver Gallery: A perpetual calendar is engraved on the silver covers of this notebook. Inside, there are three ivory tablets. They would have been covered with wax which could be inscribed with a stylus.(26/11/2002)
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.
Collection
Accession number
M.137-1923

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Record createdFebruary 9, 2004
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