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Banner - bearer, by Benedetto Salassi
Italian-Sienese
about 1876
Medium/Technique
Iron
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .81 H. .317 W. .517 TH.
Credit Line
General Funds
Accession Number76.476
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsMixed media
DescriptionOrnamental wall socket for holding a banner. Of forged wrought iron. Decoration on base of beads and egg and dart. Acanthus leaves about the scroll. The hand holds a corded ring. Exhibited at the Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, 1876.
Provenance1876, purchased by the MFA at the Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia through Charles G. Loring.