id:			168011
accession number:	2009.59
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2009.59
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:20.101000

Writing Tablet (Aide-Mémoire), c. 1760–70. England, 18th century. Gold, agate, gold-mounted pencils, ivory writing tablets, mirror, manicure set; overall: 9.5 x 1.3 x 5.7 cm (3 3/4 x 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Howard F. Stirn 2009.59

title:				Writing Tablet (Aide-Mémoire)
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creation date:			c. 1760–70
creation date earliest:		1760
creation date latest:		1770
current location:		203B British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline:			Gift of Howard F. Stirn
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culture:	England, 18th century
technique:	gold, agate, gold-mounted pencils, ivory writing tablets, mirror, manicure set
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Miscellaneous
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measurements: Overall: 9.5 x 1.3 x 5.7 cm (3 3/4 x 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)
	opening date:   2020-06-30T04:00:00
	<i>British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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PROVENANCE

	Belfast Museum and Art Gallery
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	Howard F. Stirn [1923-2016], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -2009
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2009-
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