Mirror case, page, photomechanical print, number: 'No. 1617-55.', inscription: 'Fourteenth Century.', London, c. 1867 - in or before 1872, paper, Woodburytype, height 126 mm x width 113 mm, sculpture (relief, sculpture), castle of Love, A round carved relief set within a larger rectangular mat showing a circular border with sculpted figures and decorative elements around its edge; inside the circle a central gate with masonry towers and a barred doorway sits at the bottom, above which a platform with a crenellated parapet holds a group of standing and seated human figures in medieval dress engaged in various gestures; above them on a higher ledge more figures appear, some holding objects and one with wings, while flanking the central scene on both sides are mounted figures on horses and attendants, straps and patterned textiles visible on the horses and riders; the circular border includes sculpted animal heads and a lion-like creature gripping the rim at the lower left and right, and ...
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Mirror case, page, photomechanical print, number: 'No. 1617-55.', inscription: 'Fourteenth Century.', London, c. 1867 - in or before 1872, paper, Woodburytype, height 126 mm x width 113 mm, sculpture (relief, sculpture), castle of Love, A round carved relief set within a larger rectangular mat showing a circular border with sculpted figures and decorative elements around its edge; inside the circle a central gate with masonry towers and a barred doorway sits at the bottom, above which a platform with a crenellated parapet holds a group of standing and seated human figures in medieval dress engaged in various gestures; above them on a higher ledge more figures appear, some holding objects and one with wings, while flanking the central scene on both sides are mounted figures on horses and attendants, straps and patterned textiles visible on the horses and riders; the circular border includes sculpted animal heads and a lion-like creature gripping the rim at the lower left and right, and foliage and carved drapery fill the spaces between figures, all rendered in a uniform stone tone.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Mirror case page photomechanical print number No 1617-55 inscription Fourteenth Century London c 1867 - 1872 paper Woodburytype height 126 mm x width 113 mm sculpture relief castle Love round carved set within larger rectangular mat showing circular border sculpted figures decorative elements edge inside circle central gate masonry towers barred doorway sits bottom platform crenellated parapet holds group standing seated human figures medieval dress engaged various gestures them higher ledge figures holding objects wings flanking central scene sides mounted figures horses attendants straps patterned textiles visible riders circular border includes sculpted animal heads lion- creature gripping rim lower left right foliage carved drapery fill spaces rendered uniform stone tone

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