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Covered goblet with three pomegranates: AD.5.22-145

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Covered goblet with three pomegranates

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Dating

Circa 1520 - 1525

Note

Printed on felt side of paper

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( chainlines vertical (34mm, Italian?). Stretchmarks on left edge indicating the centre of sheet when drying)
Plate Height 223 mm Width 106 mm
Sheet Height 226 mm Width 110 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 145
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 84
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 85 o[superscript] F
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Blue crayon
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark
  • Text: AD.5.22-145
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-145
Primary reference Number: 30573
Bartsch: 84
Winzinger: 200
New Hollstein (German): 107
Old location number: 37.2.15
Lugt: 2475
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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