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Jasper Étui (Needle Case) with Two Putti
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This étui¸ or needle case, is a good example of the taste for small, multicolored hardstone objects in the time of Frederick the Great. It was probably made by Daniel Baudesson, court jeweler, who worked in Berlin. Baudesson, a native of Metz, became Berlin's most famous goldsmith.
Provenance
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Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 1984 | Objects of Vertu: Precious Works of the Eighteenth Century. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Germany, Berlin (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 1/8 in. (10.4 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.
57.778