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A Gentleman
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The subject appears to be seated on a chair carved to resemble bamboo, and lacquered and gilded. The face is somewhat crudely handled, perhaps suggesting the work of an amateur.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
A.J. Fink, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink Foundation Inc., Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 1/2 in. (6.35 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the A. Jay Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, in memory of Abraham Jay Fink, 1963
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
38.558