Vinaigrette
(18th and 19th Centuries )
In about 1800, vinaigrettes became fashionable. They were small containers fitted with a pierced inner lid that contained sponges drenched with scent or perfume.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Mr. Alan Feldbaum, Penn Valley, Pennsylvania [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2000, by gift.
Exhibitions
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. |
Geographies
Switzerland (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 1/8 in. (2.86 cm) (diam.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Alan Feldbaum, 2000
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.
44.706