Cup
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The plique-à-jour and champlevé enameled goblet is predominantly in mauve, blue, pink, red and white. On the plique-à-jour bowl, abstract foliate motifs have been incorporated into a white ground whereas on the base the same colors occur, but only in champlevé enamel. Around the foot of the stem there is a circle of pearls over silver gilding. The stem consists of a cylindrical shaft with three bulbous protrusions of varying size and a band of six leaflets.
On the bottom of the foot there is an inner circle of textured silver gilding centered on a blue cabochon stone and an outer band of opaque blue, en plein enamel.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Purchased by Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., 1995; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 1/4 x Diam of cup: 3 9/16 in. (13.4 x 9.1 cm); Diam at base: 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
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.
44.987