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Torso

Frederick Warren Allen (American, 1888–1961)

T.F. McGann & Sons Company (American)

1914

Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts

Medium/TechniqueBronze, green patina, lost wax cast

DimensionsOverall: 40.6 x 11.4 x 10.2cm (16 x 4 1/2 x 4in.)
Overall (without base): 28.9 × 11.4 × 9.2 cm (11 3/8 × 4 1/2 × 3 5/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Horatio Greenough Curtis in memory of her husband Horatio Greenough Curtis

Accession number24.142

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ClassificationsSculpture

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Americas

InscriptionsInscribed on back of figure's left leg): "F.W. Allen" Foundry mark (on back of figure's right leg): "MCGANN CO / FDY"Provenance1916, exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; acquired shortly thereafter by Horatio Greenough Curtis (1844-1922, Boston, MA) (nephew of sculptor Horatio Greenough); 1919, lent by Mr. Curtis to the MFA for six months; 1921, lent by Mr. Curtis to the MFA; 1922, inherited by Curtis's widow, Mr. Horatio Greenough Curtis, Boston, Massachusetts and continued loan to the MFA; 1924, give to the MFA by Mrs. Curtis (Accession Date: April 3, 1924)