Paperweight
late 19th century
mammoth ivory
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Mammoth tusks preserved in the Arctic permafrost provided a ready supply of ivory. This paperweight shows an Eskimo family and their reindeer.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Tiffany & Co., New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
3/2/1959 | Treatment | cleaned |
1/23/1988 | Treatment | cleaned |
1/23/1988 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Russia, Tobolsk (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 9/16 x 7 5/16 in. (9.1 x 18.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
71.400