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Spoon with Foliage

Title	Spoon with Foliage
Publication Date:	mid 19th century (Ottoman)
Publication Place	- The Walters Art Museum
Subject	Culture: Islamic \| more \| less
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Dimensions: H: 3 7/8 × W: 9/16 × D: 5/16 in. (9.8 × 1.5 × 0.8 cm)
Library:	Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID	57.894
Record ID	walters-2891
Library Location	The Walters Art Museum
Date	mid 19th century (Ottoman)
Notes	In 1903 Henry Walters traveled to Istanbul (capital of present-day Turkey) on board his steam yacht, Narada. Here he bought more than 20 items decorated with gilding and jewels from the dealer R. S. Pardo, including this ornate spoon. These purchases were detailed in a handwritten book presented by Pardo to Henry. The stem of the spoon is decorated with foliage in relief set with colored stones. The bowl is made of carved translucent ruby or spinel.For the latest information about this object, spoons, visit art.thewalters.org. \| Dynasty: Ottoman Dynasty \| Inscriptions: \| Reign: \| Style: \| more \| less
Parçası Olduğu	ISL \| Islamic Art
Malzeme	gilded silver, rubies (or spinels), emeralds (or beryls), semiprecious stones

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Spoon with Foliage

Publication Date mid 19th century (Ottoman)

Publication Place - The Walters Art Museum

Subject Culture: Islamic | more | less

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Dimensions: H: 3 7/8 × W: 9/16 × D: 5/16 in. (9.8 × 1.5 × 0.8 cm)

Library Digital Library of the Middle East

Library Asset ID 57.894

Record ID walters-2891

Library Location The Walters Art Museum

Date mid 19th century (Ottoman)

Notes In 1903 Henry Walters traveled to Istanbul (capital of present-day Turkey) on board his steam yacht, Narada. Here he bought more than 20 items decorated with gilding and jewels from the dealer R. S. Pardo, including this ornate spoon. These purchases were detailed in a handwritten book presented by Pardo to Henry. The stem of the spoon is decorated with foliage in relief set with colored stones. The bowl is made of carved translucent ruby or spinel.For the latest information about this object, spoons, visit art.thewalters.org. | Dynasty: Ottoman Dynasty | Inscriptions: | Reign: | Style: | more | less

Parçası Olduğu ISL | Islamic Art

Malzeme gilded silver, rubies (or spinels), emeralds (or beryls), semiprecious stones