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Bust of a Child
(Renaissance Europe )
This marble bust is carved in the round. The nose is partly recut, and the mouth is repaired. The piece is broken and repaired at the neck.
Provenance
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M. A. S. Drey, Munich; purchased by Hirschbach & Smith through (Mr. F. Stern from Amsterdam), New York, 3 March 1921 [1]; purchased by J. Seligmann & Company, New York; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922 [2]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
[1] Consular invoices in the Archives of American Art
[2] Seligmann invoice nos: NY1487/P8479
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/28/1971 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 2/12/1974 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation |
| 8/28/1979 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
Geographies
Italy, Florence (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 3/16 in. (25.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters (?)
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.
27.211