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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G5116
People
Anonymous Germany 1499, German (15th century)
Title
Angel Holding in His Right Hand the Coat of Arms of Basel and in His Left Hand a House-Mark
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
15th-16th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/276598

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Woodcut
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: written on old mat: Mark of the printer Jacobus (Wolff) de Pfortzheim, who printed at Basel 1480-1518.
    p. 65- From W.L. Schreiber in a letter of Sept 23, 1890.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G5116
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Annette Manick, "SEM Analysis of Printing Inks" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1987), Unpublished, passim

Verification Level

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