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{
    "localId": "30182",
    "label": "Writing Case",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.954"
}

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    "id": "30182",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.954",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Writing Case",
    "description": "The cover of this miniature writing case depicts a nymph robbing Cupid, the god of love, of his weapons, rendered in gold relief against a background of ruby-colored enamel. The case's exterior is covered with panels of tortoiseshell in gold mounts. The interior is fitted with a glass ink pot and sand bottle, both with gold covers, as well as a mirror and a pen that can be screwed together in sections. Delicate and portable, this type of small writing case was meant to be privately treasured and shown off to intimate friends.",
    "provenance": "Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum.",
    "date": "ca. 1755",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.954",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "writing cases"
    ],
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    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_57.954_3Qtr_DD_T11.jpg",
    "imageCount": 4,
    "pageCount": 4,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 5,
            "height": 5.9,
            "depth": 4.7
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 1 15/16 × W: 2 5/16 × D: 1 7/8 in. (5 × 5.9 × 4.7 cm)"
}

{
    "inscriptions": [
        "[Stamp] On gold mounts: modern French tax stamp",
        "a weevil"
    ],
    "med": "tortoiseshell, gold, enamel, glass, mirror, steel, textile, and silver",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6211"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "EAN"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "2759"
    ]
}

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