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Pair of Shells Mounted as Containers
(China )
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. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore, prior to 1896 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France
(Place of Origin)
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
49.2255: Body, H: 6 1/16 × W: 8 × D: 7 3/16 in. (15.4 × 20.3 × 18.3 cm); Lid, H: 1 13/16 × W: 4 7/8 × D: 4 5/8 in. (4.6 × 12.4 × 11.7 cm)
49.2256: Body, H: 6 1/4 × W: 8 1/8 × D: 7 1/8 in. (15.9 × 20.6 × 18.1 cm); Lid, H: 1 11/16 × Diam: 4 5/8 in. (4.3 × 11.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, before 1896
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.
VO.45 (49.2255, 49.2256)