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Frog: M.25-1997

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Frog

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Copper alloy, probably bronze, modelled. The frog has a large hole in its mouth.

Notes

History note: Major James Stirling Home Drummond Moray, Abercairny, Perthshire; His Sale, Christie's, London, 27 June 1946, lot 52 [first part of two-part lot]; bt C.G. Cooper (£194. 5. 0.) on behalf of Lt. Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC (1892-1958), to whom sold 30 June 1946 (£199. 2. 0.); bequeathed to his sister, the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek; bequeathed by the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek, from the collection of Lt. Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, D.S.O., M.C., in his memory.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek, from the collection of the late Lt Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen, DSO, MC, in his memory

Measurements and weight

Height: 12.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1995) by Sherek, Pamela

Dating

16th Century, second half
Circa 1560 CE - 1600 CE

Note

Purchased in 1946 as possibly by Riccio, but Southern German, possibly Augsburg

From a fountain

School or Style

Renaissance

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Materials used in production

probably bronze Copper alloy
Bronze

Techniques used in production

Modeling (forming) : Copper alloy, probably bronze, modelled

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Identification numbers

Accession number: M.25-1997
Primary reference Number: 14127
Old object number: B.26.
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_25_1997

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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