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Medallion with the Three Graces
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This medallion or cameo is of light blue jasperware with a lapidary polished edge. The subject is the three graces: the daughters of Zeus and the attendants of Aphrodite. The subject is taken from a carnelian intaglio in the collection of the King of Naples that had likely been reproduced by the famous maker of cameos and intaglios, James Tassie. In the original design the central figure is nude, here she is draped.
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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.
Miss Elisabeth Gilman, before March 1948 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, March 1948, be gift.
Geographies
United Kingdom, England, Etruria, Staffordshire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Elisabeth Gilman
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.
48.1972