Architectural ElementsFrench13th-14th century
Corbel with Grotesque Head
13th-14th century
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Dimensions
23.6 x 27.3 x 9.3 cm (9 5/16 x 10 3/4 x 3 11/16 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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