Well Head
1400s
Maker Unknown
European Painting and Sculpture
Well Head, 1400s. Italy, probably Verona, 15th century. Pink limestone (called "Verona Marble"); overall: 83.8 x 99.7 x 99.7 cm (33 x 39 1/4 x 39 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1943.69 A well head is an architectural element that protects the mouth of a well. This example is both decorative and functional. The durable pink limestone well head facilitated access to the water whose restorative nature is echoed in the flowers and vases that ornament its surface.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- pink limestone (called "Verona Marble")
- Dimensions
- Overall: 83.8 x 99.7 x 99.7 cm (33 x 39 1/4 x 39 1/4 in.)
- Departments
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1943.69
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 000 Education Gallery
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