Identification title(s): design for a scabbard depicting the beheading of john the baptist. Object type: print ornament print object number: rp-p-ob-2866. Catalog reference: new hollstein german (aldegrever) 235. Orn cat i 229-. 2. The illustrated bartsch 235. Description: design for a dagger sheath. The lower part is decorated with leaf vines. Above, the executioner, standing with one foot on the dead body, holds up the head of john the baptist. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: heinrich aldegrever (mentioned on object), after own design by: heinrich aldegrever. Place of manufacture: germany. Date: 1529. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 169 mm × w 35 mm (top trapezium) × w 19 mm (bottom trapezium). Subject: what: foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornamentthe heading of john the baptist. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1529.
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