Pedestal
CultureUnknown
Date18th century
MediumMarble with ormolu mounts
DimensionsOverall: 44 1/8 inches (112.08 cm)
Credit LineNelson Fund
Object number55-108
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DescriptionBlue-gray fluted columnar pedestal with hexahedral plinth, cylindrical capital. Below capital and above plinth, and ormolu collar decorated with acanthus design in relief.ProvenanceJohn Hearst, by December 22, 1954 [1];
Purchased from Hearst by French and Company, New York, stock no. 55633, December 22, 1954-October 31, 1955 [2];
Purchased from French and Company by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1955.
NOTES:
[1] This is probably John Randolph Hearst (1909-1958), third son of newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst.
[2] Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, French and Company Stock Sheets, box 66, folder 4.
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