Ask the Scholar

Document scope · 1 page
obj
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory. For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.

Source Description

Dress ornaments ("aglets"), designed to be sewn onto clothing, were a common form of jewelry during the Renaissance (see the "Portrait of Giovanna Bagnara," Walters 37.260). They were usually made of enameled gold and set with pearls, cameos, or preciuos stones. Set in gold enameled openwork, the cameo of this piece depicts a faun playing a trumpet or pipe.

Scholar Source Context

Document identity
localId
32921
label
Dress Ornament with Young Faun Blowing his Trumpet
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
32921
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Dress Ornament with Young Faun Blowing his Trumpet
description
Dress ornaments ("aglets"), designed to be sewn onto clothing, were a common form of jewelry during the Renaissance (see the "Portrait of Giovanna Bagnara," Walters 37.260). They were usually made of enameled gold and set with pearls, cameos, or preciuos stones. Set in gold enameled openwork, the cameo of this piece depicts a faun playing a trumpet or pipe.
provenance
Acquired by William T. Walters or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
16th-17th century (Renaissance)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
ornaments
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.8
height
3.7
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/2 x W: 1 7/16 x D: 3/16 in. (3.8 x 3.7 x 0.5 cm)
Source extras
RelatedObjects
27294
10324
med
gold, shell cameo, enamel
creator_ids
6985
collection_ids
REN
JWL
exhibition_ids
1954
2227
2513
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
e007cd8da0f3055d