Collection of 114 Plaster Casts in a wooden box

Harvard Art Museums

Collection of 114 Plaster Casts in a wooden box

Unidentified Artist

Date
19th century
Medium
Wooden box, plaster casts
Culture
Italian
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts
Institution
Harvard Art Museums

Wooden box with three trays, containing a set of 114 plaster casts of carved gems. Printed label inside lid of box: GIOVANNI LIBEROTTI / Incisore di Camei / Collezione d'Impronte / cavate da Gemme antiche e moderne / esistenti nei Gabinetti d"Europa / In detta Collezione si trova / il Museo Vaticano, Campidoglio, Firenze, Napoli, Parigi, Sommariva / e le Opere piú celebri delle Gallerie. / ROMA Via del Babuino No. 105. A booklet listing the original work for each cast accompanies the set The first page begins: COLLEZIONE / d'Impronti / in Scajola, e Smalto / che si vende in / Roma / nelle Studio di / Giovanni Liberotti / Via del Babbuino / No. 105

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