[Henry VIII's dagger, a silver Turkish ornament, and a book] [art original].
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Lewis Walpole Library > [Henry VIII's dagger, a silver Turkish ornament, and a book] [art original].
Description
- Title
- [Henry VIII's dagger, a silver Turkish ornament, and a book] [art original].
- Alternative Title
- (These subjects slightly sketch'd from the originals)
- Creator
- Carter, John, 1748-1817, artist
- Published / Created
- [approximately 1790]
- Publication Place
- Twickenham
- Abstract
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Drawing of three objects kept by Horace Walpole in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill. In the upper left is a depiction of Henry VIII's dagger, a Turkish work having a case and handle of chalcedonyx set with diamonds and rubies; the blade of steel damasked with gold is hidden here by the case. In the upper right is a depiction of a silver Turkish ornament, long and narrow with ornamentation in gold and blue on both ends. At the bottom is a depiction of the ornate prayer book supposedly made for Claude, Queen of France, wife of Francis I; visible is the spine of gold enamelled and adorned with rubies and turquoises, as well as the cover of cornelian that was engraved with religious subjects
- Description
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Title devised by curator; alternative title written in ink below images.
Attribution to John Carter from local catalog card.
Date of production based on probable date for Richard Bull's assembly of the extra-illustrated volume in which this drawing appears. See Hazen.
Mounted on page 182 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13.
For further information, consult library staff. - Provenance
- Sold at Sotheby's 29 April-1 May 1880 (Bull sale), lot 886, to Ellis, £110. Offered by Ellis & White in Catalogue 46, ca. 1881 for £210. Sold at Sotheby's 15(16) June 1920?, lot 243 to Lynch, (C. Constable Curtis of Langford Hall, Newark, Nottinghamshire), £255. Purchased by W.S. Lewis from Mrs. Curtis, of Langford Hall, Newark, Nottinghamshire, August 1937.
- Extent
- 1 drawing : sheet 43.6 x 30 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 33 30 Copy 11
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Ink drawings British 18th century
Wash drawings British 18th century
Watercolors British 18th century - Material
- pen and ink, gray wash and watercolor ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.
Claude, Queen, consort of Francis I, King of France, 1499-1524.
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) - Subject (Topic)
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Daggers & swords
Religious books - Subjects
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Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
Claude, Queen, consort of Francis I, King of France, 1499-1524
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Daggers & swords
Religious books
British > 18th century
Bull, Richard, 1725-1806 > Ownership
Curtis, Charles Constable, 1852-1936 > Ownership
Curtis, Edith Fanny Onslow, -1944 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- John Carter, Henry VIII's Dagger, a Silver Turkish Ornament, and a Book. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13584664
- Object ID (OID)
- 16733074
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