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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1949.47.136
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Rainspout in the form of a Crusader
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Gargoyle in the form of a Crusader
Classification
Architectural Elements
Work Type
architectural element
Date
14th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229181

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Sandstone
Technique
Carved
Dimensions
119 x 56 x 44.5 cm (46 7/8 x 22 1/16 x 17 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: top of integral base, incised: 1360

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Brummer Gallery, New York], sold [1]; to Fogg Art Museum, 1949

Notes
[1] This was probably through one of the three sales of Brummer's merchandize in 1949

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year
1949
Object Number
1949.47.136
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Anita F. Moskowitz, Gothic Sculpture in America, I: The New England Museums, ed. Dorothy W. Gillerman, Garland Publishing, Inc. (New York, 1989), no. 107 pp. 140-141, repr.

Verification Level

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