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Portrait with a Jeweled Frame
(Renaissance Europe )
A portrait, whether carved in stone or painted, could be turned into a "jewel" by mounting it in a gold-and-enameled or jeweled frame with a loop, creating what we would call "jewelry." Such pendants were often worn on a chain. They honored the person represented and one's relation to them. This example has been set in gold with enamel and gems.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Joseph Brummer, New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Geographies
Germany (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 9/16 x W: 2 3/16 in. (6.5 x 5.5 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.
42.182