Museum Collections
Luce Center
Collection of (40) miniature art reproductions in storage box
Object Number:
INV.8872a-oo
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Plaster, wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 26.4 x 15.9 x 4.4 cm )
Marks:
stamped in gold: on spine of book box: "PAOLETTI / IMPRONTE / MUSEO / VATICANO / E CAPITOLINO"
handwritten in ink: on lined paper affixed inside front cover: "Museo Vaticano" with numbered list (1-20) identifying reproductions
handwritten in ink: on lin
Description:
Forty oval, oblong, and circular plaster medallions with relief images representing famous works of art in the Vatican and Capitoline Museums; reproductions housed in a box made to look like a book, with covers that lift to reveal compartments in front and back.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.