Pinnacle of a Window Frame
Architectural ElementsFrench15th century

Pinnacle of a Window Frame

15th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist
Classification
Architectural Elements
Technique
Carved
Medium
Limestone
Culture
French
Century
15th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

34.6 x 15.6 x 19.6 cm (13 5/8 x 6 1/8 x 7 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Brummer Gallery, New York, NY, Sold to the Fogg Art Museum, 1948.

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