Half-moon-shaped Bowl
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The bowl is decorated with brightly colored blossoms shown in profile with pink, blue, violet petals and green leaves emerging from brown scrolling stems over a creamy white background. Over the three vertical indentations in the back of the bowl there are abstract motifs in dark and light green. A row of pink dots extends along the bottom of the bowl. Its foot is in dark blue with gilt motifs.
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Provenance
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Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C.; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
Geographies
Russia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 x W: 2 1/2 x D: 2 5/16 in. (5.1 x 6.4 x 5.9 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.
44.960
Copyright
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Artwork that is not under creative commons is subject to certain copyrights.
Under Copyright
Creative Commons License