Urn; agate type stone, brass, baroque pearls, green stone, garnets, enamel; spheroid body on pedestal stand; mounted top with floral spray; bouquet of hand painted enamel and jeweled flowers, leaves; height 13.5cm
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Italy
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Materials:
Agate (chalcedony) (agate type stone), Agate (chalcedony) (mineral: moss agate), Brass (alloy), Enamel (fused coating), Garnet (mineral), Gold (metal), and Pearl (animal material) (baroque pearls)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)