Invocation of the "Titanic"
early 20th century
chalcedony
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This statuette is a memorial to the White Star liner Titanic that sank on April 14, 1912, with a loss of over 1,500 lives.
Provenance
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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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 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.
41.275