Title: "New Museum of Antiquities and Works of Art in Warsaw. [...] (5847)"
Author: Edward Nicz according to Xavier Pillati
Item description:
Notes: Preserved entire sheet and text in photocopy by F.[Francis] K.[Xavier] Martynowski. Description of the exposition (exhibition) of the private Museum of Arts and Antiquities opened on 28.11.1880 in Warsaw and owned by H. B. Szaniawski and Dyzmański (information based on Martynowski's text)
About the author: Edward Nicz (1851-1916) Warsaw wood engraver active from 1869-1900, associated with "Tygodnik Ilustrowanym", as well as with "Kłosy" and "Wędrowiec" (art manager), an outstanding, award-winning and prolific xylographer; see extensive biography of SAP vol. 6 pp. 50-51
Literature: Grajewski 1972 item 25584
Additional information:
Condition of preservation:
Item in very nice condition (card after conservation)
Grading of state of preservation:
- perfect condition: (6) no flaws, no signs of use, like new
- very nice: almost perfect condition (+5), very slight defects, almost like new (unused)
- nice: very good condition (5), very slight, basically insignificant defects
- quite nice: condition - very good (-5), insignificant, insignificant defects
- more than good: condition between very good and good (4/5), quite insignificant, not very significant defects
- at least good: condition at least good (+4), not very significant defects
- good: condition of good (4), fairly significant defects
- less than good: condition -good (-4), significant defects
- more than sufficient: condition between good and sufficient (3/4), very significant defects
- at least sufficient: condition at least sufficient (+3), fairly poor condition, extremely significant defects, almost destructive
- Sufficient: sufficient condition (3), poor condition, major defects in the card, basically destruct
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