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Brooch with Cameo of Spring after a relief by William Henry Rinehart
This personification of spring is based on marble relief carved by William H. Rinehart in about 1855. A version of this relief carved in 1874 can be found in the Metropolitan Museum, New York (1985.350). William T. Walters commissioned at least three of these cameos.
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.
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2015 | Rinehart's Studio: Rough Stone to Living Marble. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2004-2005 | The Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry. The Bard Graduate Center, New York. |
| 1984-1987 | Objects of Adornment: Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. |
| 1987 | Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery and the Zucker Family Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 12/7/1964 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/14/1983 | Examination | examined for loan |
| 7/11/1984 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 11/18/1987 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 3/15/2004 | Examination | examined for loan |
Geographies
Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 1/2 × W: 2 1/8 × D: 3/4 in. (6.4 × 5.4 × 1.9 cm); H: 2 1/2 × W with pin: 2 5/16 × D: 3/4 in. (6.4 × 5.8 × 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. 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.
57.854