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Brazier
Italian
19th century
Medium/Technique
Copper
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .63 H. .465 x .054 D.
Credit Line
Bequest of Caroline Louise Williams French
Accession Number15.924a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsMetalwork
Tools and equipment – Household
Tools and equipment – Household
DescriptionOn three hollow animals' feet. Spherical body repoussé and partly pierced, surmounted by a crouching Venus in bronze.
Provenance1883, bought in Rome by Caroline Louisa Williams French (b. 1833 - d. 1914), Boston; 1915, bequest of Caroline L. W. French to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 6, 1915)