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"Gothic" bookends (pair)
"Gothic" bookends (pair)

"Gothic" bookends (pair)

Walter von Nessen (American, born in Germany, 1889–1943)
Chase Brass & Copper Company (active 1929 to the present)
designed about 1931; made about 1931–33
Object PlaceWaterbury, Connecticut
Medium/TechniqueBrass, cooper with satin finish
DimensionsOverall: 14.6 x 10.8 x 7 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1280.1-2
On View
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ClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
Provenance2014, gift of John Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
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