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| Keywords: Italian - Cruet with Figure of a Woman on Handle - Walters 4195.jpg This artfully crafted cruet along with its mate Walters 41 95 have a sun and a moon on the lids human heads growing out of the fancifully shaped handles and only very discrete engraving on the body of the vessel They generally reflect the style associated with the workshop in Milan of Giovanni Battista Metellino active 1680s-1720s around 1685 They could have been used during ceremonial banquets in a noble household; however objects seemingly made to fill a function often were acquired just for display in a collection King Louis XIV of France had similar pieces in his collection ca 1685 Baroque Rock crystal gilded silver mounts cm 12 3 accession number 41 95 20694 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Milan Italy Walters Art Museum license Baroque art in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review Cruet sets | ||||
