Sujet

Crystal cruet, 14th century, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill.

Légende

Crystal cruet, 14th century, (1881). Etching of a small ewer made 1340-1350 in Paris, of rock crystal, with gilt-silver and enamel. Rock crystal was a material favoured for vessels because of its transparency, and the belief that it would reveal the presence of poison. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F36_418

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

56,6Mo (1,8Mo) / 32,5cm x 43,6cm / 3840 x 5153 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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