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Source Description
This artfully crafted cruet, along with its mate, Walters 41.95, have a sun and a moon on the lids, human heads growing out of the fancifully shaped handles, and only very discrete engraving on the body of the vessel. They generally reflect the style associated with the workshop in Milan of Giovanni Battista Metellino (active 1680s-1720s) around 1685. They could have been used during ceremonial banquets in a noble household; however, objects seemingly made to fill a function often were acquired just for display in a collection. King Louis XIV of France had similar pieces in his collection.
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Document identity
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20694
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Cruet with Figure of a Woman on Handle
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Source metadata
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20694
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title
Cruet with Figure of a Woman on Handle
description
This artfully crafted cruet, along with its mate, Walters 41.95, have a sun and a moon on the lids, human heads growing out of the fancifully shaped handles, and only very discrete engraving on the body of the vessel. They generally reflect the style associated with the workshop in Milan of Giovanni Battista Metellino (active 1680s-1720s) around 1685. They could have been used during ceremonial banquets in a noble household; however, objects seemingly made to fill a function often were acquired just for display in a collection. King Louis XIV of France had similar pieces in his collection.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1685 (Baroque)
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CC0
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en
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Stone
ewers (vessels)
cruets
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1
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1
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import
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4 13/16 in. (12.3 cm)
Source extras
RelatedObjects
16931
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rock crystal, gilded silver mounts
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15781
33562
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BAR
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none
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photo
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