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Pilgrim bottle with cover

late 15th or early 16th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 503

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pilgrim bottle with cover
  • Date: late 15th or early 16th century
  • Culture: Italian, Venice
  • Medium: Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt; gilt-brass
  • Dimensions: H. with cover: 16 in. (40.6 cm)
  • Classification: Enamels
  • Credit Line: Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.285a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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