Catalogue
Object Number
1991.17.73
Institution
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Edo designations
English designations
Pot
Jug
Categories
Containers
Location
1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, United States

Provenance

5 events
Production
unknown to February 22, 1897 (day approximate)
The object was produced by Unknown member(s) of the Igun-Ẹrọnmwọn guild in Benin City.
Looted
February 22, 1897 (day approximate) to June 1899 (year approximate)
The object was looted by Unknown member of the British colonial military campaign on Benin - February 1897 from Benin Kingdom.
Unknown
February 22, 1897 (year approximate) to 1900
The object is known to have come into contact with Augustus Henry Pitt-Rivers (Lane Fox), later in Farnham.
Purchase
1970s to 1991
The object was purchased by Klaus Gunther & Amelia 'Dolly' Perls with its destination in New York City.
Gift
1991
The object was given as a gift by Klaus Gunther & Amelia 'Dolly' Perls to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Institution data

Metropolitan Museum of Art
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last updated: 2021-07-30
Language: english
Institution fieldValue
Object Number
object id
1991.17.73
Object Sort Number
object id
1991 17 73
Primary Rendition No
object id
vs1991_17_73-d
Title
designation
object type
Vessel
Medium
material
Brass
Dimensions
dimensions
H. 9 in. × W. 7 1/2 in. × D. 8 3/4 in. (22.9 × 19.1 × 22.2 cm)
Classification
object type
Metal-Containers
Date
date made
16th–19th century
Geo: City
production place
Court of Benin
Geo: Country
production place
Nigeria
Credit Line
prior source
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991
Provenance
provenance
Court of Benin, taken from the Royal Palace in 1897 during the British military occupation of Benin; Augustus Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers, Farnham, Dorset, UK, acquired by 1900; Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, New York, from 1991Court of Benin Objects in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dynasty
reign associated name
Oranmiyan
Culture
ethnic attribution
Edo peoples
ExhibitionHistory
exhibition history
Royal Art of Benin from the Perls Collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 16, 1992–September 13,1992
Bibliography
bibliography
Ezra, Kate. Royal Art of Benin: The Perls Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992, p. 237, no. 109.
Published References
bibliography
Pitt-Rivers, Lieutenant General Lane-Fox. 1900. Antique Works of Art from Benin. London: pl. 24, fig. 142. "ROYAL ART OF BENIN. The Perls Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art." Kate Ezra. The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York 1992 Fig. 109
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