Tobacco Grater with Tree of Jesse
The face of the grater is carved in low relief with the Tree of Jesse, illustrating the descent of Christ from the royal line of David. Jesse reclines asleep amid the roots of the tree. Flanking the trunk are two winged putti representing Virtues. One, on the left, bears scale...
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29859
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object
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normalized
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| provenance |
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[Paris]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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| language |
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en
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1
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_71.328_Fnt_TR.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_71.328_Fnt_TR.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_71.328_Fnt_TR.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.328 |
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ivory
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