Bidri Water Bowl
CultureIndian
Date19th century
MediumZinc alloy with silver inlay
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 5 inches (5.72 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Rosenberg and Stiebel, Inc.
Object number70-22/2
On View
Not on viewCollections
ProvenanceRothschild family, France [1];
With Rosenberg and Stiebel, New York, stock no. 4953, by May 21, 1970;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1970.
NOTES:
[1] According to Eric Stiebel, Rosenberg & Stiebel, in a letter to Laurence Sickman, Director, May 21, 1970, Nelson-Atkins curatorial files, these bowls “come from a collection of a member of the French Rothschild family.” Stiebel does not specify which member of the family, however, and Rosenberg & Stiebel dealt with objects from several French Rothschild family members.
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