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Putti Personifying the Arts and Sciences
1745-1749
hard paste porcelain, gilt on bronze, paint on tin
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Seven putti holding various implements personifying the arts and sciences are mounted amidst flowers on a French rococo gilt-bronze base stamped with a crowned "C," the tax mark for the years 1745 to 1749.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/4/1962 | Treatment | repaired; cleaned |
| 11/10/1986 | Treatment | cleaned; coated; loss compensation; repaired |
| 11/7/1987 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Germany, Meissen (Place of Origin)
Measurements
10 in. (25.4 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.
48.924