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 Blakelite)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of J. Parker Prindle
Accession number2022.1804.2
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)