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Source Description
Painted in "grisaille," this elegant ewer would originally have been paired with a basin of similar design.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
19544
label
Ewer with Triumph of Venus and Neptune
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
19544
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ewer with Triumph of Venus and Neptune
description
Painted in "grisaille," this elegant ewer would originally have been paired with a basin of similar design.
provenance
Sir Andrew Fountaine (1676-1753) of Narford Hall, Norfolk, England [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Andrew Fountaine (1808-1874), [date of acquisition unknown] by inheritance; Sale of the Narford Heirlooms, London, June 16, 1884, lot 286; William A. Tyssen-Amherst (son-in-law of Andrew Fountaine, created in 1892 Baron Amherst of Hackney), Didlington Hall, Brandon, Norfolk, England [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, London, December 11, 1908, lot 60; Seligmann Brothers, Paris, 1908, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1567 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
ewers (vessels)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm)
Source extras
med
painted enamel on copper, gilding
creator_ids
2005
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
316
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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