Untitled work
Description
Boitier en ivoire taillé et gravé, teinté de noir. ; Disque sur la face antérieure en laiton argenté gravé ; Papier imprimé, et papier tracé à l'encre au fond de la cuve de la boussole. ; Crochets de fixation et fils de charnière en cuivre et bronze ; Grand cadran de mer ou boussole dont la boîte couverte en ivoire est richement gravée d'ornements délicats. Deux papiers ont été superposés au fond de la boussole : un premier imprimé avec une petite rose des vents et 24 villes et destinations : 'Paris, Palerme, Alexandrie, Babilone, Ormus, Goa, Maliput, Malaca, Philipine, Iapon, Nquinee, I de Salome, Quinuira, Stolm, Californi, Ngrenade, ..frica, [Yu?]catan, ...(3 noms invisibles), Seville. Puis un autre papier, orné à l'encre et à la main d'une rose de plus grande taille, et d'indications directionnelles (semble-t-il en allemand : 'ost') sur la périphérie, a recouvert le premier. Sur le deuxième papier a été portée une correction du nord magnétique d'environ 10°. Le cadran de la face supérieure de la base (IIa) est numéroté 4-5-VI à XII à VI-7-8
Subject depicted
(soleil, heure),(Paris, Palerme, Alexandrie, Babylone, Philippines, Japon, Guinée, Californie df, Grenade),(main)
Inscriptions
signature
About this work
The artwork titled "This artwork", attributed to SENECAL Ephraïm (ivoirier), is preserved at Château-musée. Referenced in the Joconde database, this work contributes to the national artistic heritage preserved in labeled museums.
Technique and Materials
This work belongs to the field: tabletterie, métrologie - instruments de mesure. It was created using the following materials and techniques: ivoire (gravé), laiton, argenté, gravé, papier (imprimé), encre, cuivre, bronze. Its period of creation is identified as: 2nd half 17th Century.
The Conserving Museum
Château-musée preserves this work in its collections. As a « Musée de France » labeled museum, the institution is committed to preserving and showcasing the pieces entrusted to it.
Data sources
The information about this work comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture, published on data.gouv.fr under the Open License v2.0 (Etalab).
About this artwork
La réalisation fait appel à ivoire (gravé), laiton, argenté, gravé, papier (imprimé), encre, cuivre, bronze. Cette pièce mesure L. mm 105 ; l. mm 88 ; Ep. mm 18. On y reconnaît : (soleil, heure),(Paris, Palerme, Alexandrie, Babylone, Philippines, Japon, Guinée, Californie df, Grenade),(main). L'oeuvre date de la 2e moitié 17e siècle. On sait de cette oeuvre que : SENECAL : Répertorié en 1668. 1 boussole à Dieppe.
Creation context
Dans quel contexte SENECAL Ephraïm (ivoirier) a-t-il créé ? La 2e moitié 17e siècle constitue un moment de profonde effervescence créatrice, qui nourrit et stimule la démarche de l'artiste. Le Château-musée, qui détient cette œuvre, permet au visiteur de comprendre les liens qui unissent la création artistique aux circonstances historiques de son émergence.
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