Melon
19th century
Object PlaceIran
Medium/TechniqueSteel with gold inlay
DimensionsOverall: 33 x 23 cm (13 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession number19.635
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1914, Hervey E. Wetzel (b. 1888 - d. 1918), Boston; 1918, by inheritance from her cousin, Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, Chicago [see note 1]; 1919, gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel, to the MFA. (Accession date: March 31, 1919)
Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.
Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.
mid-14th century
about 1220–30
Late 13th century
1308–09 A.D./ A.H. 708
1342–45
probably 17th century
17th century
probably 18–19th century