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"Libbiloo" horse bookend
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"Libbiloo" horse bookend

Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976)
Eugene Joseph Rowan (American, 1875–1967)
designed about 1929; made about 1930–39
Object PlaceNew York, New York
Medium/TechniqueNickel-plated Monel metal
DimensionsOverall: 14 x 17.1 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1461
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1986, owned by Alan Moss (dealer) New York, New York; December 19, 1986 sold by Moss to John Axelrod, Boston, Massachusetts; 2008, promised gift of John Axelrod to the Museum; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
Russel Wright
Designed about 1929; made about 1930–39
Russel Wright
designed about 1929; made about 1930–39
Russel Wright
designed about 1929; made about 1930–39
Group shot: 2014.1296.1-8
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