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The Fall of Man
Production: Lehmann, Kaspar (Attributed to)
Rock crystal, wheel engraved, and set in a lozenge-shaped gold frame enamelled black. Adam and Eve, naked, standing on a grassy mound to each side of an apple tree which has a serpent entwined around the trunk. The serpent offers an apple to Eve who passes it to Adam, whose left hand is outstretched to receive it. In the foreground in front of them are a newt, a snail and a toad. Foliate ornament in the angles to right and left. The frame is decorated with gold scrolwork reserved in the black ground.
History note: Unknown before Mrs W.D. Dickson, Bournemouth
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Depth: 10 mm
Height: 75 mm
Width: 85 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1930-10-17) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
17th Century, Early#
Circa
1600
CE
-
1620
CE
Caspar Lehmann developped the technique of wheel-engraving glass, and was appointed gem and glass engraver to the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph II (ruled 1576-1612) in Prague, and between 1605 and 1608 in Dresden at the court of Christian II, Elector of Saxony
Frame
composed of
enamel
Decoration
Accession number: M.9-1930
Primary reference Number: 31247
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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