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Source Description
Thesmar began his career designing textiles but was later employed as an enameler. Beginning in about 1887, Thesmar began to work in "plique-à-jour," or openwork, enamel. By 1912, the year of his death, Thesmar was acclaimed as France's finest enameler. Because of their extreme fragility, few of his works survive.
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Document identity
localId
35230
label
Cup
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
35230
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cup
description
Thesmar began his career designing textiles but was later employed as an enameler. Beginning in about 1887, Thesmar began to work in "plique-à-jour," or openwork, enamel. By 1912, the year of his death, Thesmar was acclaimed as France's finest enameler. Because of their extreme fragility, few of his works survive.
provenance
William T. Walters, by commission (likely via George A. Lucas, Paris), ca. 1887; Henry Walters, 1894, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1887-1888
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
cups (drinking vessels)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.4
height
9.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/4 × Diam: 3 11/16 in. (4.4 × 9.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] TF (conjoined) Decorated with red lettering in enamel around the bowl: WTWALTERS
med
Translucent enamel, gold
creator_ids
3812
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2689
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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a05e54492aac3603