Figure of Plenty

ca. 1800

Not on view

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Title: Figure of Plenty
Date: ca. 1800
Medium: Mahogany
Dimensions: 12 in. H. (30.48 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the Members of the Committee of the Bertha King Benkard Memorial Fund, 1946
Object Number: 46.67.73
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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