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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.311.8
People
Frederick Parsons, American
Title
Reproduction of a 12th-century Irish Crozier ("The Aghadoe Crozier")
Other Titles
Former Title: Celtic Pastoral Staff
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
19th-20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/227518

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Painted plaster
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
15.9 x 9.5 x 3.2 cm (6 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse, graphite, handwritten: Celtic pastoral staff / from a 10th century / ivory / So. Kensington Museum / done in antique ivory & gold / by Frederick / Parsons / $4.50
  • inscription: lower edge, incised: FROM F. PARSONS' STUDIOS

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard University
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.311.8
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/17/2017 - 01/07/2018

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