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Image Not Available for Plaque of Automedon with the Horses of Achilles
Plaque of Automedon with the Horses of Achilles
Image Not Available for Plaque of Automedon with the Horses of Achilles

Plaque of Automedon with the Horses of Achilles

Hugh Cornwall Robertson (American, born in England, 1845–1908)
Chelsea Keramic Art Works (active 1872–1889)
about 1881
Object PlaceChelsea, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware tile with electroplated copper
DimensionsOverall: h. 10 1/2 w. 10 1/2 d. 1 in.
Credit LineGift of Caroline Dwight Bain
Accession number2014.1812
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ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenancePurchased by Caroline Dwight Bain at Skinner Inc., Boston, "Art Glass and Lamps, Arts and Crafts, Art Deco and Modern Design," sale 1777, May 16, 1997, lot 2; 2014, gift of Caroline Bain to the MFA. (Accession date: November 19, 2014)