Costumi del Regno di Napoli: 4113

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

Entities

Album

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