| Institution field | Value |
|---|---|
Reg No. | Af,B115.3 |
PRN | EPF11315 |
Add ID/s | MISC.B. 21/5~*H6 [Stevens Sales Catalogues. 9792] (AOA library shelf mark) |
Title/s | Curiosities. A Catalogue of a valuable Collection of Arms & Armour. Native weapons, Bronzes and curios, from Benin.....‘ (Object) |
Object Name/s | catalogue |
Material/s | paper |
Technique/s | printed |
Description (full) | Auction catalogue: J. C. Stevens. Quarto; bound in boards, buckram spine with gold lettering. Text printed in black and white, with handwritten annotations. |
Dimension/s | Height: 20.50 cm~Width: 16.40 cm (closed) |
Producer/s | Printed by: Pettitt & Cox |
Date/s | 1898 |
Prod. Place/s | Printed in: London |
Assoc. Name/s | Made for: Stevens‘ Auction Rooms Ltd |
Assoc. Ethnic Name/s | Associated with: Edo |
Assoc. Place/s | Associated with: Benin City (Lots 149-157; 158-171) |
Inscription/s | Inscription:~ Inscription details: annotation (inside catalogue, margins) in English~ Inscription quoted: ~ Inscription note: Handwritten in pencil. Some names of vendors or vendor intiials and purchase prices. |
Curator s Comment/s | J.C. Stevens auction catalogue, Monday 3 March 1898. Sale No. 9792. Objects associated with the Kingdom of Benin as follows: Lots 181-222, pp.13-14. ‘Curios, etc. From City of Benin, West Coast of Africa‘. Lots 223-233, pp.14-15. ‘The following lots of very fine specimens of NATIVE CASTINGS were recently taken from the King‘s Palace, Benin City, West Coast of Africa; they represent very excellent Works of Art, and are superior to any curios brought from the West Coast. TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE.‘ By jhudson 11 May 2023 |
URL | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/EA_Af-B115-3 |
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