Fragment of a Capital with Drapery

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1949.47.50
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: Fragment of a Capital with Drapery
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Fragment of a Capital of a Draped Human Figure
Classification: Architectural Elements
Work Type: architectural element
Date: c. 1130
Places: Creation Place: Europe, France, Vézelay
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/229105

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Limestone
Technique: Carved
Dimensions: 17.5 x 17 x 10.6 cm (6 7/8 x 6 11/16 x 4 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Brummer Gallery, New York], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1948

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year: 1949
Object Number: 1949.47.50
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Linda Seidel, "Romanesque Sculpture in American Collections: IX: The William Hayes Fogg Art Museum: I: Burgundy", GESTA (1972), vol XI, no. 1, no. 9, repr.
The Limestone Sculpture Provenance Project, website, 2004

Exhibition History

St. Peter from Cluny : a medieval puzzle, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, 02/21/1974 - 03/24/1974

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1949.47.50: Fragment of a Capital with Drapery