Architectural ElementsFrench13th-14th century
Corbel with Feline Head
13th-14th century
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Dimensions
15 x 19 x 25.5 cm (5 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 10 1/16 in.)
Provenance
Lucy Wallace Porter, From her husband?, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1962. It is unclear if Mrs. Porter acquired this herself; it is likely that it was part of the collection of her husband, Arthur Kingsley Porter.
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