About This Artwork

Portuguese, Lisbon

Rosewater Dish, c. 1500

Silver gilt and enamel
Diameter: 30.5 cm (12 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick, 1962.97

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Ownership History

Charles Deering (d. 1927), Marycel, Sitges, near Barcelona, before 1922 [according to note in curatorial file]; given to his daughter, Mrs. Chauncey McCormick (d. 1965), Chicago, by 1922, when it was on loan to the museum [according to receipt in Registrar's file]; given to the museum, 1962 [according to receipt in Registrar's file].