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Folio 87 recto (Ashby 145): Two vases, a basin and a dolphin fountain
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Reference number
SM volume 115/145
Purpose
Folio 87 recto (Ashby 145): Two vases, a basin and a dolphin fountain
Inscribed
[Mount] 145 [x2]
Medium and dimensions
[Drawing] (Drawing media as below) On laid paper (232x165mm), rounded corners at left, inlaid (back to front with respect to original foliation, window on verso of mount)
[Mount] Frame lines, in pen and dark brown ink, 10mm apart
Watermark
[Drawing] Anchor in circle topped with six-pointed star (variant 5; cut at right) [Mount] None
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Group
Digitisation of the Codex Coner has been made possible through the generosity of the Census of Antique Works of Art and Architecture Known in the Renaissance, Berlin.
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Contents of Folio 87 recto (Ashby 145): Two vases, a basin and a dolphin fountain
- Drawing 1 (left): Fantastical vase
- Drawing 2 (top right): Dolphin’s head with a shell in its mouth
- Drawing 3 (centre): Tripod supporting a basin
- Drawing 4 (centre right): Richly ornamented vase
- Drawing 5 (bottom right): Dolphin with a shell in its mouth emerging from a framed aperture