Nautilus shell

Franchi and Son

19th century, after early 17th century original · Metal mounts, gilt; nautilus shell · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This electrotype is after an early seventeenth-century original at Elkington's, London, at the time of reproduction, now in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amstersdam. It is one of the works depicted in the painting of the Yarmouth Collection, ca. 1660–70, from Norwich Castle Museum.

Artist

Franchi and Son

Date

19th century, after early 17th century original

Medium

Metal mounts, gilt; nautilus shell

Culture

British, London, after Dutch, Amsterdam or Utrecht original

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, 1873