Champagne Flute
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The flaring bowl is mostly in white plique-à-jour enamel decorated with vividly colored, highly abstract motifs. In addition, several bands of opaque white and blue filigree enamel have been incorporated into the plique-à-jour enamel. Two rows of blue and white and geometric motifs circumscribe the bowl.
The foot is in striated, textured .
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Provenance
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Purchased by Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., 1995; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 7/8 x Diam of cup: 2 1/2 in. (14.9 x 6.3 cm); Diam at base: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 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.
44.988
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