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Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976)

about 1955

Object Placeprobably New York, New York

Medium/TechniqueSilver

DimensionsOverall: 13.3 x 6.4 x 0.6 cm (5 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 1/4 in.)

Credit LineThe Daphne Farago Collection

Accession number2017.4931

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment

Collections

ProvenanceAbout 1990-1992, purchased at an estate sale in Wisconsin by Richard Wright (Wright Auctions), Chicago; by 1993, sold by Wright to Frank & Barbara Pollack, American Antiques & Art, Highland Park, IL; January 7, 1993, sold by Frank & Barbara Pollack to Daphne Farago (b. 1924 - d. 2017), Little Compton, RI; 2017, bequest of Daphne Farago to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 2017)
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