Jean de Court
Ewer

ArtistFrench, active c. 1550–1585
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Ewer
Datemid-16th–late 16th century
Made innear Limoges, France
MediumCopper and enamel
Dimensions10 1/2 × 6 7/8 × 4 1/4 in. (26.7 × 17.5 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by the Rienzi Society
Object number2014.206
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenanceBorghese collection, Rome; Baron Gustave de Rothschild (1829-1911), Paris; his son, Baron Robert de Rothschild (1880-1946), Paris; his daughter, Diane Benvenuti (1907-1996); [Drouot, 11th June 1997, lot 117]; collection Dr. Alex Brunet, Angers; private collection, Belgium; [j. Kuget Antiquaries, Anatole, Frane]]; purchased by MFAH, 2014
Exhibition HistoryUnion Centrale des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1865.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Possibly maker's mark painted on bottom center: sunburst design
Painted near the opening of the spout: "I" and "C"
Oval sticker on bottom center, handwritten: "F 54" / "G H 50"
Square sticker on bottom: "Collection" / "Alex BRUNET"
Square sticker on bottom: "336"
Sticker/white tape on bottom, handwritten:"B. Gust. de Rothschild"

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