Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Cup and Saucer
1893
silver gilding, plique-à-jour enamel
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Both the cup and saucer are pierced in overlapping, semilunar patterns, which have been filled with red and blue translucent enamel. The monogram ETW appears on the saucer.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Leo Kaplan, New York; Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., May 25, 1977, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1987 | Old Russian Enamels. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. |
Geographies
Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam of cup: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); Diam of saucer: 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.843