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This personification of spring is based on marble relief carved by William H. Rinehart in about 1855. A version of this relief carved in 1874 can be found in the Metropolitan Museum, New York (1985.350). William T. Walters commissioned at least three of these cameos.

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Document identity
localId
720
label
Brooch with Cameo of Spring after a relief by William Henry Rinehart
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
720
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Brooch with Cameo of Spring after a relief by William Henry Rinehart
description
This personification of spring is based on marble relief carved by William H. Rinehart in about 1855. A version of this relief carved in 1874 can be found in the Metropolitan Museum, New York (1985.350). William T. Walters commissioned at least three of these cameos.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1862
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
cameos
brooches
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.4
height
5.4
depth
1.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/2 × W: 2 1/8 × D: 3/4 in. (6.4 × 5.4 × 1.9 cm); H: 2 1/2 × W with pin: 2 5/16 × D: 3/4 in. (6.4 × 5.8 × 1.9 cm)
Source extras
med
shell, gold
creator_ids
4721
6200
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EAN
JWL
exhibition_ids
2054
2513
2633
2704
3276
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1
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0
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photo
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