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| Keywords: Tiffany and Company - Vase - Walters 571706 - Profile.jpg This vase with dragonfly handles and raised clematis vine motifs is rendered in silver with a martelé hammered surface and is decorated with colored metal encrustations This combination of techniques recalls the work of Japanese craftsmen who once specialized in the production of swords and sword accessories After visiting the Japanese display at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1867 Edward Chandler Moore 1827-91 Tiffany's master silversmith became a leading proponent of Japonisme ca 1879 silver and colored metals cm 16 9 accession number 57 1706 25423 William T Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters Le Japonisme Galeries nationales du Grand Palais Paris; Musee National d' Art Occidental Tokyo 1988 place of origin New York USA Walters Art Museum license Tiffany silver Collections of the Walters Art Museum Metal vases Silver objects Dragonflies and damselflies in art Clematis in art | ||||
