Dancing Child with Castanets

ca. 1770–80

Not on view

The smooth, polished surface and compact modelling reflect the growing Neo-Classical tendencies of the later eighteenth century.

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Provenance

Title: Dancing Child with Castanets
Date: ca. 1770–80
Culture: Austrian
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: Height: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Clark Thompson, 1923
Object Number: 24.80.82
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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