Sentinel bookends (one of a pair)
Walter von Nessen
(American, born in Germany, 1889–1943)
Chase Brass & Copper Company
(active 1929 to the present)
designed 1940, manufactured about 1941–1942
Object PlaceWaterbury, Connecticut
Medium/TechniquePolished brass, plastics (possibly Bakelite)
DimensionsOverall: 18.4 × 9.2 × 7.6 cm (7 1/4 × 3 5/8 × 3 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of J. Parker Prindle
Accession number2022.1804.1
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDecorative arts
ProvenanceBy 2020, acquired by J. Parker Prindle, Jr. (b. 1940 - d. 2021), Boston; 2022, gift of the Estate of J. Parker Prindle, Jr. to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 12, 2022)
about 1930–40
about 1930–40
about 1930–40