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Vinaigrette
ca. 1805
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
In about 1800, vinaigrettes became fashionable. They were small containers fitted with a pierced inner lid that contained sponges drenched with scent or perfume.
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Details
- Title: Vinaigrette
- Creator: Swiss
- Date Created: ca. 1805
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: Swiss
- Provenance: Mr. Alan Feldbaum, Penn Valley, Pennsylvania [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2000, by gift.
- Object Type: vinaigrettes
- Medium: gold, enamel
- Exhibitions: Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2006-2009.
- Dimensions: 1 1/8 in. (2.86 cm) (diam.)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Alan Feldbaum, 2000
- Classification: Enamels
- Accession Number: 44.706
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