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Vase shown at the World's Columbian Exposition
This vessel, which was inspired by a Near Eastern prototype, illustrates Tiffany's "Saracenic" silver. It was part of the firm's display at the 1893 international exhibition held in Chicago, the World's Columbian Exposition.
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Provenance
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Exhibited by Tiffany & Co., World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893; purchased by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; by bequest to the Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Geographies
USA, New York (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 1/8 × Diam: 2 3/4 in. (15.5 × 7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
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.
57.1055