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Source Description
Micromosaics crafted from miniature glass tesserae (mosaic tiles) decorated paperweights, boxes, and brooches, which were popular as tourist art and "souvenir jewelry." The Vatican workshops were largely responsible for their production and featured many examples as part of the Vatican's contribution to 19th-century expositions. The mosaics often represent genre scenes or scenic landscapes, like this box, showing the boar hunt.
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Document identity
localId
9616
label
Boar Hunt in Spring
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
9616
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Boar Hunt in Spring
description
Micromosaics crafted from miniature glass tesserae (mosaic tiles) decorated paperweights, boxes, and brooches, which were popular as tourist art and "souvenir jewelry." The Vatican workshops were largely responsible for their production and featured many examples as part of the Vatican's contribution to 19th-century expositions. The mosaics often represent genre scenes or scenic landscapes, like this box, showing the boar hunt.
provenance
Kosmak Collection; Walters Art Museum, 1975, by gift.
date
early 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Mosaics & Cosmati
miniatures (paintings)
mosaics
boxes
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.9
height
6.5
dimensionsRaw
1 9/16 x 2 9/16 in. (3.9 x 6.51 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
Signed lower center
""A Jusitti"".
med
gold, glass tesserae
creator_ids
6200
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1954
2227
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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80a0a8b48c499b18
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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d3a991d5f3d58d2e
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no
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no