Collections: American Art: Silver King

Silver King

Artist: Alexander Phimister Proctor, American, 1862-1950
Medium: Silver-coated bronze
Place Made: USA
Dates: 1907
Dimensions: 10 3/4 x 13 1/2 x 4 in. (27.3 x 34.3 x 10.2 cm)
Signature: Inscribed on top of base: "COPY RT. A.P. PROCTOR -07" on proper right side and "SILVER KING" on front
Inscriptions: Inscribed on interior edge of base in black paint: "1" and "11 9 04"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
Accession Number: 12.894
Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt
Image: Overall, 12.894_transp5806.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Statuette of silver fish with open mouth leaping out of water; supported on wave that rises from flat rectangular base; surface covered with silvery-gray, slightly irridescent plating. Condition: Good.