Earl of Exeter's ivory drinking horn [art original].
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Lewis Walpole Library > Earl of Exeter's ivory drinking horn [art original].
16822547
Description
- Title
- Earl of Exeter's ivory drinking horn [art original].
- Alternative Title
- Earl of Exeter's ivory drinking horn, in China Room
- Creator
- Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
- Published / Created
- [not after 1810]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
-
Drawing of a tall cup, with indistinct designs near the rim that likely represent the arms of the Earls of Exeter. This object was kept by Horace Walpole in the China Room at Strawberry Hill
- Description
-
Title written in ink below image, on mounting page; alternative title from pencil annotation in Thomas Kirgate's hand at bottom of sheet.
Unsigned; attribution to G.P. Harding from local catalog card.
Date based on death date of Thomas Kirgate, whose annotation is present below image.
Page reference written in pencil above image: P. 9.
Inlaid on page 8a in Thomas Kirgate's extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ... Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXXIV [1784]. - Provenance
- Probably from Thomas Kirgate's library, with his (as well as Horace Walpole's) manuscript notes in the volume. Sold at Sotheby's, 12 June 1933 (Miscellaneous Sale), lot 365, to Maggs. Sold by Maggs to W.S. Lewis, August 1933.
- Extent
- 1 drawing : sheet 22.4 x 15 cm, inlaid to 29.5 x 23 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Quarto 33 30 Copy 6
- Collection Title
- Page 8a. Description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole ...
- Collection / Other Creator
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Collection Date
- Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, MDCCLXXXIV [1784]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Ink drawings British 19th century
Wash drawings British 19th century
Watercolors British 19th century - Material
- pen and ink, gray wash, and watercolor ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic)
- Drinking vessels
- Subjects
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Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Drinking vessels
British > 19th century
Kirgate, Thomas, 1734-1810 > Ownership
Kirgate, Thomas, 1734-1810 > Ms. notes
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
- G.P. Harding, Earl of Exeter's Ivory Drinking Horn. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13763562
- Object ID (OID)
- 16822547