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Collecting Turkmen Jewelry: The Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection

In conjunction with the exhibition Turkmen Jewelry from the Collection of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf (on view October 9, 2012, through February 24, 2013), Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf discuss their collecting practices and connection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From the first few pieces that grew into a large collection of traditional Turkmen jewelry, the couple's appreciation for the jewelry has followed them for decades and allowed them to develop unique insights into the practice of collecting.

The exhibition is made possible by the Hagop Kevorkian Fund.

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Dish with Peony

Object Name:: Dish
Date:: late 17th–early 18th century
Geography:: India, Deccan, Golconda
Medium:: Glass, opalescent green; blown, shaped with mold, enameled, and gilded
Dimensions:: Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm) H. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Classification:: Glass
Credit Line:: Purchase, Mrs. Stuart Cary Welch Gift, 1987
Accession Number:: 1987.158

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 464

Description

This small dish was probably a saucer for a handleless cup, part of a larger tea set. Its green opalescent glass might have been meant to imitate green jade, a popular medium for luxury objects of this period.
Provenance

[ Spink & Son Ltd., London, until 1987; sold to MMA]
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What
Glass (16,037)

Gilt (9,043)

Dishes (6,707)

Molds (560)

Opalescence (103)
Where
Asia (68,071)

India (3,611)

Deccan (83)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
In the Museum
Islamic Art (12,509)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
South Asia, 1600–1800 A.D.
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