Prayer Book, with inscription to Mrs. Elizabeth Inke by Matthias Buchinger
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Placed into this Bible are two sheets demonstrating calligraphy. Robert Ware of the Bible and the Sun shop on Warwick Lane added a preface to explain the volume and its contents; the second sheet appears to be an elaborate notice of gift from Buchinger himself to Mrs. Elizabeth Syke of Edinburgh on February 26, 1728.
Artwork Details
- Title: Prayer Book, with inscription to Mrs. Elizabeth Inke by Matthias Buchinger
- Inscriber: Matthias Buchinger (German, Ansbach 1674–1739)
- Date: February 26, 1728
- Dimensions: 7 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 1 5/8 in. (19.7 × 13.3 × 4.1 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Collection of Ricky Jay
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints