Five case studies for select recent acquisitions demonstrate the varied and complex nature of provenance research at The Met.
One of the objects from the gift is a boxwood sculpture of Virgin Mary and Child
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Dorothy Schwartz Gift, 2015 (
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Gift of the artist, 1975 (1975.601.2.1)
Inscription: [at lower left]: D. C. F. / to E. C. P. / 1894; [stamped on reverse]: EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE 1855 / MENTION HONORABLE / PAPIER, CARTON, CHASSIS, TOILES / ANTI-PONCE pour le Pastel / P
He presented the portrait to Edward Potter in 1894, perhaps a gift of friendship
Sheet: 17 1/2 × 12 5/8 in. (44.5 × 32 cm) Classification: Prints Credit Line: Gift
16 × 16 3/4 in. (30 × 42.5 cm) Classification: Prints Credit Line: Anonymous Gift
Pennsylvania, Nazareth, before 1867 Spruce, rosewood, ebony, and nickel silver Gift
Dimensions: 19 × 21 1/2 in. (48.3 × 54.6 cm) Classification: Drawings Credit Line: Gift
Sheet: 17 5/16 × 13 3/8 in. (44 × 34 cm) Classification: Prints Credit Line: Gift
