Collection Highlights
Santa Claus and his Works
Date:
1870
Object Number:
LIB.YC1870.Web
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Collection of (37) miniature art reproductions in storage box
Object Number:
INV.8866a-ll
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 / MUSEO / VATICANO"
handwritten in ink: on lined paper affixed inside front cover: "Museo Vaticano" with numbered list (1-21) identifying reproductions
handwritten in pencil: on loose paper fou
Description:
Thirty-seven oval, circular, and oblong plaster medallions with relief images representing famous works of art in the Vatican Museum; reproductions housed in a box made to look like a book, with covers that lift to reveal compartments in front and back.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
