Statuette belonging to a monkey orchestra

Italian

ca. 1745

Not on view

This statuette belongs to a monkey orchestra (1977.216.20–.33).

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Provenance

Title: Statuette belonging to a monkey orchestra
Date: ca. 1745
Culture: Italian
Medium: Alabaster
Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
Credit Line: Bequest of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of his wife, Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1977
Object Number: 1977.216.25
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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