AMICA ID:
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VAM_.W.7:1-4-2000
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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English
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Unknown
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Title:
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THE DACRE BEASTS: The Black Gryphon
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View:
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Right 3/4
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Creation Date:
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Probably 1507-1525; the banners added about 1844
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Materials and Techniques:
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Carved, painted and gilded oak, with tinned copper banners
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Creation Place:
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Cumbria
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Dimensions:
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187 x 43 x 66
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Measurement Dimension:
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Height
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Measurement Value:
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187
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Measurement Dimension:
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Width
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Measurement Value:
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43
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Measurement Dimension:
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Depth
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Measurement Value:
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66
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Victoria and Albert Museum
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Owner Location:
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London, England
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ID Number:
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W.7:1-4-2000
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Credit Line:
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Acquired with the assistance of The Friends of the V&A National Heritage Memorial Fund National Art Collections Fund and other private benefactors
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Inscriptions:
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The Gryphon, the supporter of the Dacres of Gilsland bears the medieval arms of Greystoke 'gu three cushions argent'
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Copyright:
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Permission for educational use only granted by the Victoria and Albert Museum 2003
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Naworth Castle, Cumbria
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Context - Place:
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Cumbria, United Kingdom
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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VAM_.CT72407.tif
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