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Nautilus shell Sconosciuto

Nautilus shell

Sconosciuto

  • TITLE

    : Nautilus shell
  • AUTHOR

    : Sconosciuto
  • INVENTARIO

    : 2351
  • DATE

    : c. 1600 - 1650
  • TYPE

    : Object
  • TECNIQUE

    : Carved wood in two colors,Chiselled metal foil,Chiselled metal sheet
  • DIMENSIONS

    : 22.5 × 19 × 9.5 cm
  • SUBJECT

    :
  • SCUOLA PITTORICA

    :
  • ROOM

    : 8

This nautilus shell, perforated and mounted on pedestal, was used as drinking vessel, as was very much the fashion in the first half of the seventeenth century.

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  • TITLE

    Nautilus shell
  • AUTHOR

    Sconosciuto
  • INVENTARIO

    2351
  • DATE

    c. 1600 - 1650
  • TYPE

    Object
  • TECNIQUE

    Carved wood in two colors,Chiselled metal foil,Chiselled metal sheet
  • DIMENSIONS

    22.5 × 19 × 9.5 cm
  • SUBJECT

  • SCUOLA PITTORICA

  • ROOM

    8

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