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Frog: M.31-1997

Current Location: Gallery 17 (Flower)

Titles

Frog

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Bronze, cast. Frog

Notes

History note: Unrecorded purchase by Lt. Col. the Hon. M.T. Boscawen DSO, MC, (1892-1958); bequeathed to his sister, the Hon. Mrs Pamela Sherek

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: 6.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1500 - 1600

Note

Perhaps from a fountain

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Materials used in production

Bronze

Techniques used in production

Casting (process) : Bronze, cast

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.31-1997
Primary reference Number: 14030
Old object number: B.32.
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_31_1997

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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