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Dress Ornament with Young Faun Blowing his Trumpet

European (Artist)
16th-17th century (Renaissance)
gold, shell cameo, enamel
(Renaissance Europe , Jewelry)

Dress ornaments ("aglets"), designed to be sewn onto clothing, were a common form of jewelry during the Renaissance (see the "Portrait of Giovanna Bagnara," Walters 37.260). They were usually made of enameled gold and set with pearls, cameos, or preciuos stones. Set in gold enameled openwork, the cameo of this piece depicts a faun playing a trumpet or pipe.

Provenance
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.

Acquired by William T. Walters or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.

Exhibitions

2010 Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry. El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso.
2006-2009 Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
1979-1980 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
9/8/1958 Treatment cleaned
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Geographies

Europe (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 1 1/2 x W: 1 7/16 x D: 3/16 in. (3.8 x 3.7 x 0.5 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. Walters or 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.

57.1118

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