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1949

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2015

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Bird Figure Of A Bird

This is a Figure of a Bird. We acquired it in 1949. Its medium is bronze(?), marble. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Irwin Untermyer, Esq.. It is credited Gift of Irwin Untermyer.

  • Bowl
  • wheel thrown earthenware, slip, underglaze painted in polychrome pigments....
  • Gift of Dorothy G. Shepherd.
  • 1972-16-1

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 18.8 x 14 x 7.8 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Bird Figure Of A Bird; bronze(?), marble; H x W x D: 18.8 x 14 x 7.8 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/16 in.); Gift of Irwin Untermyer; 1949-143-1

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