About the Artwork
Ewer
16th century
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Italian
Italian
Rock crystal, gold
Overall: 8 3/4 × 2 5/8 × 3 1/4 inches (22.2 × 6.7 × 8.3 cm)
Glyptic Art
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Mrs. Thomas H. Simpson
40.140
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Sir Francis Cook, Bart. Mrs. Thomas H. Simpson
1940-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Newberry, John S. "An Italian Rock Crystal Ewer," Bulletin of the DIA 20, no. 4 (January 1941): pp. 29-31.
The Lively Arts of the Renaissance. Exh. cat., Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Houston, 1960, no. 21.
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Italian, Ewer, 16th century, rock crystal, gold. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Thomas H. Simpson, 40.140.
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