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Bowl
(18th and 19th Centuries )
A heraldic griffin with a long tail appears on the raised center of the bowl. The interior walls are decorated with four stylized pedestals separated by pairs of dolphin-like sea monsters in blue filigree enamel over a textured gold ground. The same decorative motifs appear on the exterior of the bowl.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Leo Kaplan, New York; purchased by Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., January 10 2000; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
Geographies
Russia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 x Diam: 5 1/4 in. (2.5 x 13.4 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
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.
44.744