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Spinario
Translated as: Thorn-puller
Workshop: Severo di Ravenna
Bronze, cast, and chased; on circular turned wooden plinth
History note: Margarete Oppenheim, Munich; Her Sale, Julius Böhler, Munich, 18 May 1936, Kunstgegenstände und Bilder der Sammlung Frau Margarete Oppenheim, day 1, p. 5, lot 31; bought by Leitch & Kerin Ltd, London (RM 1,200); purchased on 13 April 1937 (invoice: £450) by Lt Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC (1892-1958); bequeathed to his sister, the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek
Bequeathed by the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek, from the collection of the late Lt Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC, in his memory
Height: 19.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1995) by Sherek, Pamela
16th Century, Early#
Circa
1500
CE
-
1530
CE
Casting (process) : Bronze, cast and chased
Accession number: M.15-1997
Primary reference Number: 14017
Old object number: B.15.
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_15_1997
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Spinario" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/14017 Accessed: 2024-11-05 15:32:38
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