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Unknown 19th Century

Hand of Unknown Sculptor, n.d.

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Medium

marble

Dimensions

overall: 24.61 × 15.56 × 10.48 cm (9 11/16 × 6 1/8 × 4 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts

Accession Number

2018.44.133

Artists / Makers

Unknown 19th Century (sculptor)

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Provenance

Purchased 1980s with two other sculptures of hands by William H. [1929-2020] and Abigail Booth Gerdts, New York;[1] gift 2018 to NGA.

[1] Per documention from Abigail Booth Gerdts provided with the gift, in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Gerdts, William H., Dr. and Mrs.

Exhibition History

1998: For Beauty and For Truth: The William and Abigail Gerdts Collection of American Still Life, Mead Art Museum, Amherst; Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, 1998, unnumbered catalogue, fig. 1.

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