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Source Description
This cylindrical bonbonnière is composed of a convex cover hinged to a container with concave sides and a convex bottom. On the lid a shepherd embraces a seated shepherdess in a wooded landscape. The reverse of the container shows the shepherd leaning against a tree as he addresses a girl who is seated at the foot of a ruined wall. Around the rim are carved musical and pastoral trophies alternating with sheep and sleeping dogs.There is a circular paper label inscribed in ink: 14467.9399; and a rectangular label: 171.
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Document identity
localId
4969
label
Bonbonnière with Pastoral Scenes
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
4969
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Bonbonnière with Pastoral Scenes
description
This cylindrical bonbonnière is composed of a convex cover hinged to a container with concave sides and a convex bottom. On the lid a shepherd embraces a seated shepherdess in a wooded landscape. The reverse of the container shows the shepherd leaning against a tree as he addresses a girl who is seated at the foot of a ruined wall. Around the rim are carved musical and pastoral trophies alternating with sheep and sleeping dogs.There is a circular paper label inscribed in ink: 14467.9399; and a rectangular label: 171.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1750-1770
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
bonbon dishes
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.1
height
7.1
dimensionsRaw
W: 1 5/8 × D: 2 13/16 in. (4.1 × 7.1 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Number] On a circular paper label inscribed in ink: 14467.9399; [Number] On a rectangular label: 171
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ivory
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6229
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EAN
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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