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Source Description
Encircling the holder is a wide band of scrolling vine and blossom motifs in blue, green, red, and orange plique-à-jour enamel. A row of pointed arches, each enclosing trefoils in blue and three red circles in plique-à-jour enamel, all against opaque white, extends around the lower portion of the vessel. These arches are separated by three orange and one violet lozenge shapes. The thumb piece on the handle is inscribed with the monogram AC.
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Document identity
localId
82342
label
Tea Glass Holder
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
82342
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tea Glass Holder
description
Encircling the holder is a wide band of scrolling vine and blossom motifs in blue, green, red, and orange plique-à-jour enamel. A row of pointed arches, each enclosing trefoils in blue and three red circles in plique-à-jour enamel, all against opaque white, extends around the lower portion of the vessel. These arches are separated by three orange and one violet lozenge shapes. The thumb piece on the handle is inscribed with the monogram AC.
provenance
Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
date
1894
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
cups (drinking vessels)
holders (containers)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.9
height
10.7
depth
7.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/8 x W: 4 3/16 x D: 2 15/16 in. (7.9 x 10.7 x 7.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Maker's marks] In Cyrillic: AK
AA
over 1894
84
St. George; [Inventory number] 4577
med
silver gilding, plique-à-jour and opaque filigree enamel
creator_ids
2979
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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0862f40d07998635