Flower holder
| Title | Flower holder |
|---|---|
| Date | late 19th century 19th century |
| Medium | Agate |
| Classification | Hardstone |
| Origin | China China |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Alfred W. Hoyt Collection, Bequest of Rosina H. Hoppin, 1965 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Flower holder” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated late 19th century. It is executed in agate and classified as hardstone. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to late 19th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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