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Costumi del Regno di Napoli: 4113

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Costumi del Regno di Napoli
Translated as: Volume of 62 studies of costumes of the Kingdom of Naples

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Unknown

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Description

Volume is bound in dark green leather with gold inlaid margins and decorations on the spine. It has two brass coloured clasps on the front cover and corresponding metal bars on the back cover to allow the volume to be held shut. The pages are gold edged; each folio page is protected by a tissue paper interleaf.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

School or Style

Italian

Components of the work

Page Size Height 315 mm Width 225 mm
Book Size Height 325 mm Width 245 mm
Margin Size Width 1 mm

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: initials of the grandmother of C.B. Marlay - Cahterine Marian, Countess of Charleville (1761-1851) to whom the volume originally belonged

  • Text: (a coronet) / C.M.C.
  • Location: Spine
  • Method of creation: Gold inlay
  • Text: COSTUMI / DEL / REGNO / DI / NAPOLI
  • Location: Spine, below the above
  • Method of creation: Gold inlay
  • Text: (a coronet) / C.M.C. / COSTUMI / DEL / REGNO DI NAPOLI
  • Location: Front cover
  • Method of creation: Gold inlay

Inscription present: text vertical

  • Text: COLNAGHI COCKSPUR STRE
  • Location: Inside front cover, lower left, on binding material
  • Method of creation: Gold inlay
  • Text: This book belonged to Catherine Maria, Countess of Charleville, (1761-1851), grandmother of C.B. Marlay / 62 drawings
  • Location: Inner cover, verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 4113
Primary reference Number: 9622
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 28 July 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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