Toilet Spoon with Bowl in Shape of a Cartouche
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Object Label
Along with Robert Blum, William Merritt Chase was a founding member of The American Society of Painters in Pastel. In this evocatively backlit image of his young wife at a window, Chase employed the nuanced effects of layered and blended pastel touches to suggest her shadowed features. He used a more vigorous, sketchy hand in describing the lace accents edging her neckline and bodice.
Caption
Toilet Spoon with Bowl in Shape of a Cartouche, ca. 1336–1295 B.C.E.. Wood, paste, 2 3/8 x 9 3/16 in. (6 x 23.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.616E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.616E_NegC_glass_bw_SL4.jpg)
Title
Toilet Spoon with Bowl in Shape of a Cartouche
Date
ca. 1336–1295 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt
Medium
Wood, paste
Classification
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 9 3/16 in. (6 x 23.3 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.616E
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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