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Exhibition Review
The Paston Treasure: Riches and Rarities of the Known World. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
09/2018 | 1386 | 160
Pages: 772-774
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Reviewer:
Thornton, Dora (Thornton, Dora)
Subjects
artists:
Stone, Nicholas, the Younger / Stone, Henry / Grebber, Nicholaes de
buildings:
Oxnead Hall, Oxnead, Great Britain
collectors and dealers:
Paston, William, 1st Baronet / Paston, Clement / Walpole, Horace, Fourth Earl of Orford, 1717-1797
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Paintings / Drawings / Prints / Gold / Silverwork / Furniture / Art objects / Books / Documents / Music scores / Musical instruments
museums and institutions:
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Norwich, Great Britain / Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, United States
places:
Great Britain / Norwich / United States / New Haven
subjects:
Collections / Collections, Private / Collecting / Country houses / Still lifes / Vanitas / Portraits / Heraldry / Cups / Jugs / Flagons / Poetry / Music / Protestantism / Alchemy / Science / Grand tours / Patronage / Commissions / Correspondence / Inventories / Archives / Technical analysis / Scientific analysis / Pigments / Identification / Attribution / Iconography
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. Nautilus cup, attributed to Nicolaes de Grebber. 1592. Nautilus shell, silver gilt, glass and enamel, height 26.5 cm. (Museum Het Prinsenhof, Delft; exh. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery).
Western art unattributed:
1. Pair of flagons. London, 1598. Silver gilt, height 31.1 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; exh. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery).
Western art unattributed:
2. The Paston treasure. c.1663. Canvas, 166.8 by 247.5 cm. (Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery).
Western art unattributed:
3. Panel with the arms of the Paston family. Florence, c.1638. Pietre dure, 49 by 37 cm. (Sir Henry PastonBedingfeld, Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk; exh. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery).
Article
The 'Fire of London' Silver Tankards
06/1967 | 771 | 109
Pages: 356+358-359
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Author:
Banister, Judith (Banister, Judith)
Subjects
dates:
1650-1699
patrons:
Berry Godfrey, Edmund
patrons:
Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685
places:
England / London
subjects:
Metalwork / Silverwork / Tankards
subjects:
Great Fire of London (1666)
subjects:
Civic plate / Flagons
subjects:
Great Plague (1665)
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
41. Tankard by IN, Mullet below, in Heart-Shaped Punch, Showing a Scene from the Plague of London. Dated 1675. (Collection Mrs G. E. P. How.)
Western art unattributed:
42. Another View of the Tankard Reproduced in Fig.41, Showing the Royal Arms of Charles II and Those of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey. [Dated 1675. (Collection Mrs G. E. P. How.)]
Western art unattributed:
43. Details Showing Inscription, and Scene from the Fire of London on the Tankard Reproduced in Fig.41. [Dated 1675. (Collection Mrs G. E. P. How.)]
Western art unattributed:
44. Another View of the Tankard Reproduced in Fig.41. [Dated 1675. (Collection Mrs G. E. P. How.)]
Article
Historic Plate of the City of London: An Essay in Collecting
06/1951 | 579 | 93
Pages: 182+184-187
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Author:
Oman, Charles (Oman, Charles; Oman, Charles Chichele; O., C. C.; Oman, C. C.; Oman, Charles C.)
Subjects
artists:
Pyne, Benjamin
artists:
Lamerie, Paul de
artists:
Farrer, Thomas, goldsmith, act. 1700-1750
dates:
1500-1699 / 1700-1749
places:
England / London
subjects:
Silver plate / Silverwork / Metalwork
subjects:
Guilds / Corporations / Patronage
subjects:
Ceremonial vessels / Tankards
subjects:
Tudor / Elizabethan / Stuart
subjects:
Flagons
subjects:
Civic plate
Illustrations
Attributed works:
9. Flagon and Basin, by Benjamin Pyne. Silver, 1721. (Mansion House.)
Western art unattributed:
10. The Houblon Tankard, Silver, 1695. (Bank of England.)
Western art unattributed:
11. Goblet, Silver,1545. (St Margaret Pattens.)
Western art unattributed:
4. Standing Salt Cellar, Silver, 1569. (Vintners' Company.)
Western art unattributed:
5. The Lambarde Cup, Silver, 1578. (Drapers' Company.)
Western art unattributed:
6. Coconut Cup, Silver, 1526. (Ironmongers' Company.)
Western art unattributed:
7. Standing Bowl, Silver, 1586. (St Giles, Cripplegate.)
Western art unattributed:
8. Pomegranate Cup, Silver, 1563. (Inner Temple.)
Article
A Group of Chinese Bronze Flagons
02/1940 | 443 | 76
Pages: 38+43-45
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Author:
Yetts, W. Perceval (Yetts, W. Perceval; Yetts, Walter Perceval; Yetts, W. Percival; Y., W. P.; Yetts, Perceval; Y., P.; Yetts, W. P.)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Edwards, Lionel, 1878-1966
dates:
0599-0500 BC
places:
China
subjects:
Metalwork / Chinese / Chinese Art / Flagons
subjects:
Archaeology / Excavations / Collections, Private
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
A-Bronze Flagon. About Sixth Century B. C. Height (To Top of Handle), 45.5 cm. (Mr. Lionel Edwards). A Group of Chinese Bronze Flagons
Non-western art unattributed:
B-Another View of the Same Flagon. A Group of Chinese Bronze Flagons
Non-western art unattributed:
C-Inked-Squeezes of Inscriptions on Covers and Bodies of Two Bronze Vessels, as Described in the Text. A Group of Chinese Bronze Flagons
Non-western art unattributed:
Four Bronze Flagons Described in the Text
Short Notice
An Historic Silver Flagon in St. Thomas's Church, Portsmouth
05/1936 | 398 | 68
Pages: 246-248
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Author:
Jones, E. Alfred (Jones, E. Alfred; Jones, Edward Alfred; J., E. A.; Jones, E. A.)
Subjects
artists:
Le Sueur, Etienne
buildings:
Saint Thomas Church, Portsmouth, Great Britain
dates:
1600-1699
patrons:
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649
places:
England
subjects:
Ecclesiastical / Metalwork / Flagons
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
A-Flagon. Maker's Mark, E L S. 1639-40. Silver; Height, 26.3 cm (The Parish Church of St. Thomas, Portsmouth). B-Base of the Flagon, Showing the Inscription and Maker's Mark of 1672. Shorter Notices: An Historic Silver Flagon in St. Thomas's Church, Portsmouth
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Amerasiatic and Indogermanic Art
01/1936 | 394 | 68
Pages: 46-47+49+51
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Author:
Strzygowski, Josef (Strzygowski, Josef; Strzygowski, J.; Strzygowski, Joseph)
Subjects
dates:
0499-0400 BC
places:
Austria / England / France / Germany
subjects:
Metalwork / Flagons / Bronzes / Provenance
subjects:
Celtic / Prehistoric
subjects:
Indo-Scythian / Scythian / Siberian
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Beak-Flagon, from Hallein. Bronze; Height, 46.7 cm. (Salzburg Museum). Amerasiatic and Indogermanic Art
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-Beak-Flagon, from Lorraine. Bronze; Height, 39.3 cm. (British Museum). Amerasiatic and Indogermanic Art
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. C-Lid of Plate I, B. Amerasiatic and Indogermanic Art
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. D-Detail of Plate I, A. Amerasiatic and Indogermanic Art
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. A, B, C-Details of Plate I, A. Amerasiatic and Indogermanic Art.