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Print (Engraving) of a Historical or Mythological Scene Dedicated to Elias Ashmole, 17th Century

Inventory Number 12648


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.12648

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers in 1927.
Primary inscriptions
Original dedicatory caption: 'Eliae Ashmole Armi: [Ashmole's arms] Medij Templi Socio. | Tabulam hanc. D.D.D.L.M.I.O.'. Caption on mat [c.1927]: 'Presented for Exhibition in the Old Ashmolean Building | by the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers, 1927.'.
Other inscriptions
Gunther's name on back (framer's note).
Physical material
Paper
Card
Wood
Glass
Object type
Print
Dimensions
Height: 302mm Width: 202mm
Inventory No
12648
Accession Number
1927-43

Description

Engraving of a historical or mythological battle scene, with dedicatory caption to Elias Ashmole and his coat of arms. Trimmed close to the picture. Mounted, framed, and glazed (framed for the Museum about 1927).