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Alexander Phimister Proctor

American Art

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM Bronze
  • Place Made: United States
  • DATES 1894
    DIMENSIONS 7 1/2 x 8 x 5 in., 91 lb. (19.1 x 20.3 x 12.7 cm, 41.28kg)  (show scale)
    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
    ACCESSION NUMBER 12.899
    CREDIT LINE Gift of George D. Pratt
    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
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
    CAPTION Alexander Phimister Proctor (American, 1862-1950). Setter, 1894. Bronze, 7 1/2 x 8 x 5 in., 91 lb. (19.1 x 20.3 x 12.7 cm, 41.28kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George D. Pratt, 12.899. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.899_bw.jpg)
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