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Torso

Torso

(American, 1888–1961)
(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
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
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)