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Bust of Admiral George Dewey

Culture: American
Medium: Glass
Place Manufactured: USA
Dates: 1899
Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. (8.9 x 9.8 x 9.8 cm)
Inscriptions: Molded on top of base, below portrait bust: "DEWEY"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 40.266
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
Image: Overall, 40.266.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: White milk glass molded into the shape of portrait bust of Admiral Dewey supported by a shallow round base; hollow inside. CONDITION: Good; several cracks around edge of base and crack in proper right eyebrow.

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