L'Amérique (America)
Unknown French, French
18th century
White metal
Overall: 29 in. (73.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Guernsey Center Moore 1904 Memorial Fund
S.962.134
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, on base: L'AMERIQUE
Course History
HIST 47, The French Revolution, Darrin McMahon, Spring 2019
Exhibition History
Carpenter Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, August 21, 1981.
Curator's Choice: Dartmouth College Permanent Collection, Jaffe-Friede, Strauss and Barrows Galleries, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 29, 1976-January 19, 1977.
Permanent Collection, Carpenter Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 28, 1977-July 9, 1978.
Provenance
Raymond G. Clifton (1895-1968), Pine Cupboard Antique Shop, Franklin, New Hampshire; sold to present collection, 1962.
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