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Reference code
PC/036A
Title
Plaster cast of Sarcophagus of Giustina
Date(s)
- Mid 19th century-early 20th century (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 item
Content and Structure
Scope and content
Original: Attributed to Gregorio di Allegretto, 1476. Marble. Church of Santa Giustina, Padua, Italy. On the front of the sarcophagus the body of the saint is carved in relief, lying on a bier and covered with a cloth. At the ends are reliefs of angels swinging censers. Annotated "182B Brucciani & Co, London".
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(Early 19th-mid 20th century)
Administrative history
Domenicho (Domenico) Brucciani (1815-1880) was born in Lucca, Italy and migrated to England in the first half of the nineteenth century. He established a business which produced casts of sculptural works from international collections. By 1837 he owned a showroom near Covent Garden and was selling works to the British Museum and the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria and Albert Museum). By 1857 D. Brucciani & Co. were working for the British Museum, making moulds and casts of their classical sculptures, bronzes and other pieces, to be sold commercially. The company was successful during Brucciani's lifetime as it capitalised on the nineteenth century fashion to have plaster casts of sculptural works in the home. Following his death his business was purchased by another Italian, Joseph Caproni (1846 - 1900), who retained the name D. Brucciani & Co., and the business continued to manufacture casts, with customers including the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Museum of Classical Archaeology. However, as demand for plaster casts declined in the twentieth century, the business failed. Consequently, it was purchased by the V&A and operated as the Department for the Sale of Casts until 1951 when it was forced to closed due to financial losses.
Archival history
This item is currently on display in The Glasgow School of Art's Stow Building. For access information please email archives@gsa.ac.uk.
Custodial history
Listed in 1964/5 inventory as located on the main staircase of the Mackintosh Building (GSAA/GOV/7/5). Listed in 'Catalogue of Plaster Casts, 1939' (GSAA/ISE/5/7).
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Dimensions: 650 x 475 x 20 mm
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GB 1694 PC/036A
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GB 1694
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ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description - Second edition
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