Album
Accession Nr.: | 78.221.1 |
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Place of production: | Késmárk (Kežmarok) (presumably) |
Inscription: | A metszeten alul f. Flitner 1802 szignó |
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Materials: | parchment binding |
Techniques: | gilt decoration; incised decoration; painted |
Dimensions: |
height: 3,3 cm
length: 18,2 cm
width: 11,3 cm
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The paper plates are bound in parchment, painted dark blue. The front plate is framed by gilt ser- ate motifs inside the frame is a rich decoration of flowers, leaves, tendrils and shells. The middle shows a horizontal oval field with a scene painted on a white background: two angels holding a wreathed escutcheon with ASF initials, market S. Flitner 1802. The decoration of the black plate is identical with the front one the oval field shows a painted scene: in front of a castle, a man wearing
a monk's gown plays the hoop under a tree, while, behind the tree, another young man with a sword peeps out. The saddle is divided into a large and a small field, showing the gilt title: Denkmahl / der / Freundschaft.
The endpapers are impressed with small patterns of red and green the headband is sewn with orange and white thread, with gilt engravings.
Literature
- Szerk.: Péter Márta: A klasszicizmustól a biedermeierig. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 2.128. (Lovay Zsuzsanna)