One of a Pair of Filigreed Earplugs
- Culture
- Chimú
- Date
- c.1100–1500
- Material
- Silver
- made in
- Peru, South America
- Classification
- Jewelry & personal accessories, metalwork
- Collection
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 111
- Dimensions
- 1 3/4 x 2 7/16 x 2 7/16 in. (4.4 x 6.2 x 6.2 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of J. Lionberger Davis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 151:1954.1
Provenance
by 1946 -
Professor Moisés Sáenz (1888–1941) [1]
- 1949
Charles L. Morley, New York, NY, USA
1949 - 1954
J. Lionberger Davis (1878-1973), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Charles L. Morley [2]
1954 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by J. Lionberger Davis [3]
Notes:
[1] A June 7, 1951 list of objects loaned to the City Art Museum by J. Lionberger Davis identifies this object [with 151:1954.2] was "Ex col. Professor Moises Saenz, formerly Mexican Ambassador to Peru" and was "bought from Charles L. Morley 12/19/49" [SLAM document files].
[2] See Note [1].
[3] A letter dated December 15, 1954 from Perry T. Rathbone, director of the City Art Museum, to J. Lionberger Davis acknowledges the gift of this object as part of a larger donation [Director's Office, Donor Files, Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, December 9, 1954.
Professor Moisés Sáenz (1888–1941) [1]
- 1949
Charles L. Morley, New York, NY, USA
1949 - 1954
J. Lionberger Davis (1878-1973), St. Louis, MO, purchased from Charles L. Morley [2]
1954 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by J. Lionberger Davis [3]
Notes:
[1] A June 7, 1951 list of objects loaned to the City Art Museum by J. Lionberger Davis identifies this object [with 151:1954.2] was "Ex col. Professor Moises Saenz, formerly Mexican Ambassador to Peru" and was "bought from Charles L. Morley 12/19/49" [SLAM document files].
[2] See Note [1].
[3] A letter dated December 15, 1954 from Perry T. Rathbone, director of the City Art Museum, to J. Lionberger Davis acknowledges the gift of this object as part of a larger donation [Director's Office, Donor Files, Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, December 9, 1954.
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