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Covered Jar
1900-1902
enamel on copper
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Tiffany was the foremost American exponent of the Art Nouveau movement, which rejected historical styles and called for a re-examination of vegetal and zoological motifs, particularly as seen in Japanese art.
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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.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2008-2009 | Artistic Luxury. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco. |
| 1996-1997 | Russian Enamels. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1989 | Louis Comfort Tiffany: Revelations of True Beauty. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
| 1979 | Art Nouveau from Maryland Collections. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H with lid: 9 3/4 in. (24.77 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.
44.589