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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1949.47.50
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Fragment of a Capital with Drapery
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Fragment of a Capital of a Draped Human Figure
Classification
Architectural Elements
Work Type
architectural element
Date
c. 1130
Places
Creation Place: Europe, France, Vézelay
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229105

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Limestone
Technique
Carved
Dimensions
17.5 x 17 x 10.6 cm (6 7/8 x 6 11/16 x 4 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Brummer Gallery, New York], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1948

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year
1949
Object Number
1949.47.50
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Linda Seidel, "Romanesque Sculpture in American Collections: IX: The William Hayes Fogg Art Museum: I: Burgundy", GESTA (1972), vol XI, no. 1, no. 9, repr.
  • The Limestone Sculpture Provenance Project, website, 2004

Exhibition History

  • St. Peter from Cluny : a medieval puzzle, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, 02/21/1974 - 03/24/1974

Verification Level

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