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Setter

Artist: Alexander Phimister Proctor, American, 1862-1950
Medium: Bronze
Place Made: USA
Dates: 1894
Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 8 x 5 in., 91 lb. (19.1 x 20.3 x 12.7 cm, 41.3kg)
Markings: Foundry mark incised around edge of base below proper right back leg "JNO. WILLIAMS / FOUNDRY N.Y."
Signature: Incised on top of base near proper left front paw: "A. PHIMISTER PROCTOR / 94" and on base below proper left rear foot: "COPY RT 95"
Inscriptions: Painted in black on underside of base, along inner edge: "2" and "11904"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 12.899
Credit Line: Gift of George D. Pratt
Image: Overall, 12.899_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Statuette of standing, setter-type dog chewing a bone on ground at his front paws; wears collar; attached to integral oval mound base with textured surface and framing bands on bottom edge. Condition: Good

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