Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 12179

Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 12179
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main: 12179

 

Object description
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Object Name Equestrian figure
Description Rider with pointed cap (bent away to the side), scimitar in 1, twisted rein in the other hand, on the chest medicine calabash. Many casting defects. Probably not old.
Type Souvenir (Art)
Materials Brass casting/Yellow casting, brass with high zinc content, very low tin content, slightly increased lead content, only arsenic content increased, high cadmium content
Size, Dimensions Height: 16 cm
Dating of Object

Museum / Collection / Acquisition
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Museum Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Museum Inv.-No 12179
Collector William Ockelford Oldman; Dealer
Acquisition date approx. 1910
Circumstances of acquisition - […]: George Fabian Lawrence
- 10.01.1910: William Ockelford Oldman (No. 21927);
Purchase for £sd 0.10.0 from Lawrence
- 12.05.1910: Städtisches Völkermuseum, Frankfurt;
Purchase from William Ockelford Oldman for £sd1.0.0
   
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ID 1220
last Change 2022-02-03 11:42:17
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