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Sketch for an Iris Brooch
ca. 1900
watercolors and opaque watercolors, gold paint and grey wash with selectively applied glaze over graphite on grey-brown wove paper
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
While working on the Iris Corsage Ornament, Farnham designed several other related brooches including this example which is in a private collection.
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.
Tiffany and Co., New York, New York; Given to Walters Art Museum, January 1988.
Exhibitions
| 2017 | American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia. |
| 2006-2009 | Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/6/2016 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
Geographies
USA, New York, New York (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 5/8 × W: 2 9/16 in. (19.4 × 6.5 cm); Framed H: 21 1/4 × W: 16 1/4 × D: 1 5/16 in. (53.98 × 41.28 × 3.33 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Tiffany & Co., 1988
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.
37.2633
