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Illuminated Frontispiece with the Maryland Coat-of-arms for William T. Walters' Drawings Album "Original Sketches"
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This is the specially commissioned illuminated frontispeice for "Original Sketches," one of William T. Walters' albums of drawings. In rustic Gothic niches at the bottom of the page and from left to right can be seen - a medieval scribe, the Maryland coat-of-arms, and a monk painting. This beautiful page, with its rich colors and abundant use of gold, is clearly inspired by medieval book illumination.
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Provenance
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Commissioned by William T. Walters, Baltimore, by 1859; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 11/24/2016 | Treatment | cleaned; examined for exhibition; other |
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 5/16 x W: 7 13/16 in. (23.6 x 19.8 cm)
Credit Line
Commissioned by William T. Walters, by 1859
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.1947
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