Collection Highlights
Illustrations of cholera asphyxia in its different stages. Selected from cases treated at the Cholera Hospital, Rivington Street
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.Y1832.Bart.Cholera
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Collection of (30) miniature art reproductions in storage box
Object Number:
INV.8870a-ee
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Plaster, wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 6 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 26 x 16.2 x 4.1 cm )
Marks:
stamped in gold: on spine of book box: "PAOLETTI / IMPRONTE / OPERE / DI CANOVA"
handwritten in ink: on lined paper affixed inside front cover: "Opere di Canova" with numbered list (1-16) identifying reproductions
handwritten in ink: on lined paper affi
Description:
Thirty oval and oblong plaster medallions with relief images representing famous works of art by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822); reproductions housed in a box made to resemble a book, with covers that lift to reveal storage compartments in front and back.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
