Maker
Adolphe Himmel (American, 1826–1877)American, 1826–1877
CultureAmerican
Titles
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Datec. 1854–1875
Made inNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
MediumSilver
Dimensions8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck
Object numberB.88.15.1
Not on view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Related examples: B.88.16.1–.5, B.88.17.1–.3, B.88.18, descended in the same family.
Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.
ProvenanceMary Gibbs (Mrs. Jesse H. Jones, 1872–1962); given to her granddaughter Mrs. John A. Beck (Audrey Jones Beck, 1924–2003), Houston; given to MFAH, 1988.
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to the Houston Endowment, Inc. for the permanent exhibit on Jesse H. Jones (but never displayed), February 1, 1994–June 24, 2003 (see YL.2003-15 or previous number LN:93.29).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved: MH
Mark of Adolphe Himmel [Mackie, Bacot, and Mackie 1980, p. 126, top mark]
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Louis-Adolphe Gautier
1856
Stipple engraving and etching, printed chine collé, on wove paper, proof before lettering
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