""Pearl Figure"" of a Black African Captive
Pearl figures (Perfiguren in German) were figures about 2 to 4 inches high that were crafted primarily from silver, enamel, diamonds, and one or more “baroque” pearls, a term taken from the Portuguese for irregularly shaped pearls in which the layering of nacre that takes plac...
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31558
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object
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normalized
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provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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18
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import
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