SculptureBritish18th century

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18th century

Artists

James TassieArtist

William MossopArtist after

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Intaglio

Medium

Clear glass paste

Culture

British

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

sight: 3.4 x 2.7 x 1 cm (1 5/16 x 1 1/16 x 3/8 in.)

Provenance

[Frederick Rathbone, London], sold; [through Cooper and Griffith, New York] to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, 1910, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

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