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The Captain

ca. 1740
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Captain
  • Date: ca. 1740
  • Culture: German, Brunswick (Braunschweig)
  • Medium: Faience (tin-glazed earthenware)
  • Dimensions: 11 3/4 × 5 1/2 in. (29.8 × 14 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.101.384
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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