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Hiding in plain sight: Collections of sulphur gem impressions by Christian Dehn, surviving unrecognized in British country houses.
- Source :
- Journal of the History of Collections; Jul2023, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p241-254, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
-
Abstract
- This paper identifies documented collections of red-sulphur gem casts by Christian Dehn (1696–1770) that have survived unrecognized in three British country houses: Burton Constable in Yorkshire, Burghley House in Lincolnshire, and Mountstuart on the Isle of Bute in Scotland. All three collections resulted from Grand Tours to Italy, where, in Rome, Dehn's workshop supplied bespoke collections of casts representing engraved gemstones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COUNTRY homes
SULFUR
COLLECTIONS
GEMS & precious stones
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09546650
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of the History of Collections
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 167382530
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jhc/fhac044