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The silver bell and other curiositys and gems as seen in Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole, previous to their dispersion by public auction 1842
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Title
The silver bell and other curiositys and gems as seen in Strawberry Hill [art original] : collected by Horace Walpole, previous to their dispersion by public auction 1842 / E.B. delint.
Production
[England], [ca. 1842]
Physical Description
1 drawing : watercolor ; sheet 18.2 x 14.6 cm, mounted to 26 x 21 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title from contemporary note in ink, on a separate sheet mounted below image.
Statement of responsibility written in ink on mounting sheet, beneath lower right corner or image. Artist "E.B." identified as E. Bell in local card catalog record.
Date of production based on the 1842 publication date of the Strawberry Hill sale catalogue, into which this drawing was inserted as an illustration.
Mounted on page 299 in an extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill.
Provenance
Purchased by W.S. Lewis from Pickering & Chatto, March 1951.
Summary
Depiction of several items from Horace Walpole's collection that were sold at the Strawberry Hill Sale of 1842. Sitting on a table draped in a red tablecloth, surrounded by other items, is the silver bell that was once attributed to Benvenuto Cellini. Shields, urns, a book, a decorated hunting horn, and an ornate dagger occupy the floor in front of the table. To the right are several pieces of armor, on the floor beneath a stained glass window; wooden cases in the Gothic style are seen in the background.
Variant and related titles
Silver bell and other curiosities and gems as seen in Strawberry Hill
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 04, 2021
References
E. Bell, The Silver Bell and Other Curiositys and Gems as Seen in Strawberry Hill. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Cite as
E. Bell, The Silver Bell and Other Curiositys and Gems as Seen in Strawberry Hill. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
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Genre/Form
Watercolors.
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