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CultureEnglish
Date17th century
MediumEbony with ormolu chasing
DimensionsOverall: 8 × 4 × 7 1/8 inches (20.32 × 10.16 × 18.1 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number42-21
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DescriptionShaped like a chest, with large brass dog on top. Ormolu panels in middle or each side with figures supporting corners. Time indicator on top.ProvenanceAlbert Schloss [1];
With Spanish Art Gallery, New York, by March 31, 1915;
Purchased from Spanish Art Gallery by French and Company, New York, stock no. 21149H, March 31, 1915-July 1, 1930 [1];
Purchased from French and Company by E. F. McCann, July 1, 1930-November 5, 1930;
Returned by McCann to French and Company, stock no. 42492, November 5, 1930-1942;
Purchased from French and Company by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1942.
NOTES:
[1] Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, French and Company Stock Sheets, box 22, folder 2.
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