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Pendant in the Shape of a Book
(Baroque Europe )
This pendant, shaped like a miniature book, has on its covers images of the Agony in the Garden and Moses and the Brazen Serpent in reverse painting on glass. Inside are images of the Lamb of God with three nails and St. Joseph of Arimathea. Such an exquisite object could be attached to a girdle (belt) or a rosary.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Léon Gruel, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/29/1979 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 8/29/1979 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 1/26/1988 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 5/9/1991 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Europe (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 1/4 x 1 in. (3.2 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
46.1