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"Protecting the Dumb"

Designer: Karl L. H. Mueller, American, born Germany, 1820-1887
Maker: Union Porcelain Works, 1863-ca.1922
Medium: Terra cotta
Place Made: New York City, New York, USA
Dates: late 19th century
Dimensions: 24 x 13 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. (61 x 34.6 x 35.9 cm)
Markings: Inscribed on base - "Protecting the Dumb"
Signature: no signatures
Inscriptions: Inscribed on front of base: "PROTECTING THE DUMB"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 68.87.60
Credit Line: Gift of Franklin Chace
Image: Overall, 68.87.60_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Terra cotta sculpture of nude, crouching boy who holds a dog on his lap with his proper left hand and, with his right hand, a watering can on a rope that he has untied from the dog's tail; supported on ovoid base. Condition: Good

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