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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.822
People
Malvina Cornell Hoffman, American (New York, NY 1885 - 1966 New York, NY)
Title
The Incense Burner
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
1920
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229869

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
26.7 x 26 x 14 cm (10 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: r. side of platform: Malvina Hoffman
  • inscription: On back, l. side of platform: Roman Bronze Works, NY.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From the artist (?) to Grenville L. Winthrop; his bequest to Harvard University, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.822
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Malvina Cornell Hoffman, Yesterday is Tomorrow, Crown Publishers Inc. (New York, NY, 1965), p. 150

Verification Level

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