Ewer
ca. 1890
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Height: 10 13/16 in. (27.5 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Silver
Culture
Italian, Naples
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Christopher and Juliet Hartop, in honor of Jessie McNab, 2006
Accession Number
2006.381
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Giacinto Melillo · 1846–1915
Giacinto Melillo (1846–1915) was a distinguished Neapolitan goldsmith and jeweler whose career epitomized the Archaeological Revival style sweeping Europe in the late 19th century. Born in Naples, Melillo's early life is not well documented, but he emerged as a prodigious talent, training in the workshop of the renowned Roman jeweler Alessandro Castellani. By age 19, he directed a goldsmithing sch...