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Document identity
localId
77453
label
Pair of Shells Mounted as Containers
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.45 (49.2255, 49.2256)
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
77453
sourceUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.45 (49.2255, 49.2256)
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pair of Shells Mounted as Containers
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore, prior to 1896 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
Porcelain: 1700-1725; Mounts: 1740-1750
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.45 (49.2255, 49.2256)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
covers (closures)
vessels
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
15.4
height
20.3
depth
18.3
dimensionsRaw
49.2255: Body, H: 6 1/16 × W: 8 × D: 7 3/16 in. (15.4 × 20.3 × 18.3 cm); Lid, H: 1 13/16 × W: 4 7/8 × D: 4 5/8 in. (4.6 × 12.4 × 11.7 cm)49.2256: Body, H: 6 1/4 × W: 8 1/8 × D: 7 1/8 in. (15.9 × 20.6 × 18.1 cm); Lid, H: 1 11/16 × Diam: 4 5/8 in. (4.3 × 11.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
med
porcelain with glaze monochrome turquoise with French ormolu mounts
creator_ids
6229
6238
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
4c1f6c20e039bc53