Corbel with a Man Playing a Bagpipe

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1949.47.147
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: Corbel with a Man Playing a Bagpipe
Classification: Architectural Elements
Work Type: architectural element
Date: 1500-1525
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/229018

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Limestone, pelsparite
Technique: Carved
Dimensions: 23 x 21.5 x 56.3 cm (9 1/16 x 8 7/16 x 22 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Brummer Gallery, New York], sold [1]; to Fogg Art Museum, 1949

Notes
[1] This was probably through one of the three sales of Brummer's merchandize in 1949

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year: 1949
Object Number: 1949.47.147
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

"Gothic Sculpture in American Collections: The Checklist: I: The New England Museums", GESTA, ed. Dorothy W. Gillerman (1980), vol. XIX, no. 2, no. 53, repr.
Anita F. Moskowitz, Gothic Sculpture in America, I: The New England Museums, ed. Dorothy W. Gillerman, Garland Publishing, Inc. (New York, 1989), no. 124 p. 158, repr.

Exhibition History

The Spirit of the Cathedral, Old South Church, Boston, 05/01/1964 - 05/31/1964

Verification Level

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1949.47.147: Corbel with a Man Playing a Bagpipe