Cover, Cameo
Production date
Circa 1800-1840
Description
A cardboard cameo cover featuring a handwritten list identifying cameos numbered from 302-315. " Opere di Thorvaldsen " is headed at the top of the list.
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Object detail
Production date
Circa 1800-1840
Subject person
Classification
Credit line
This
list
relates
to
a
set
of
plaster,
gilt
edged
cameos
by
an
unknown
maker
which
are
after
Bertel
Thorvaldsen,
one
of
the
most
important
European
representatives
of
Neo-Classicist
sculptural
art.
The
set
of
cameos
are
framed
and
mounted
behind
glass
but
it
appears
they
originally
were
contained
in
albums.
They
belonged
to
Peter
and
Helen
Wilson.
Accession number
A90.763
Collection type
Material
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