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Wolfhound

Artist: Emil Fuchs, American, 1866-1929
Medium: Bronze (cast filled with plaster)
Dimensions: 2 1/4 x 9 3/16 x 5 7/8 in., 3.4 lb. (5.7 x 23.3 x 14.9 cm, 1.5kg)
Markings: Foundry mark stamped on lower edge, near rump: "GORHAM CO FOUNDERS QFZX"
Inscriptions: Scratched on underside of tail: "XI"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 32.2092.13
Credit Line: Gift of the estate of Emil Fuchs
Image: Overall, 32.2092.13_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Statuette of a hound lying down with head resting on front paw; rear legs and tail under proper left side of body; highly textured surface.

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