Fragment of a Capital?
Architectural ElementsFrench13th-14th century

Fragment of a Capital?

13th-14th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist
Classification
Architectural Elements
Medium
Polychromed stone
Culture
French
Century
13th-14th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

19 x 27.5 x 15 cm (7 1/2 x 10 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Lucy Wallace Porter, From her husband?, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1962. It is unclear if Mrs. Porter acquired this herself; it is likely that it was part of the collection of her husband, Arthur Kingsley Porter.

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