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    "localId": "28813",
    "label": "Evening Bag",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.2204"
}

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    "id": "28813",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.2204",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Evening Bag",
    "description": "Evening bags and purses made out of gold and adorned with precious stones were popular in the early 20th century and were produced by famous jewelry makers like Tiffany & Co. This evening bag is made of meshed green gold with twenty-five diamonds and twenty-four sapphires lining the flap. A small detachable purse is linked by a chain to the inside of the larger bag.",
    "provenance": "Mrs. Alexander Hecht, Baltimore, 1913 (?); Mr. and Mrs. Robert Levi; Walters Art Museum, 1991, by gift.",
    "date": "early 20th century",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.2204",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Gold, Silver & Jewelry",
        "evening bags"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_57.2204_VwA_TR_T04II.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_57.2204_VwA_TR_T04II.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_57.2204_VwA_TR_T04II.jpg",
    "imageCount": 2,
    "pageCount": 2,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 13,
            "height": 17
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "5 1/8 x 6 11/16 in. (13 x 17 cm)"
}

{
    "inscriptions": [
        "[Inscription] Engraved on the inside of the frame: May 20",
        "1913 Mrs. Alexander Hecht Baltimore Md."
    ],
    "med": "gold, sapphires, diamonds",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6184",
        "6229"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "EAN"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "1954",
        "2227"
    ]
}

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