Carving (two parts)

Grinling Gibbons British, born The Netherlands

1677–80

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Title: Carving (two parts)
Maker: Grinling Gibbons (British (born The Netherlands), Rotterdam 1648–1721 London)
Date: 1677–80
Culture: British
Medium: Oak, limewood
Dimensions: 78 3/8 × 10 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (199.1 × 27.3 × 8.9 cm)
Classification: Woodwork
Credit Line: Bequest of Irwin Untermyer, 1973
Object Number: 1974.28.14
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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