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Daniel Chester French (1850–1931)
American
1871
Object Place: Concord, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Parian ware
Dimensions
16.51 x 28.89 x 11.75 cm (6 1/2 x 11 3/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Barra Foundation and Ann Macy Beha
Accession Number1997.58
CollectionsAmericas
DescriptionOne of a pair of sculptures. Hollow cast match safe statuette with integral lozenge-shaped base. Mature retriever straddles terrier puppy between two front legs. Terrier is lying on its back with tail between its legs and front right paw and leg lean against the older dogs front left leg. An empty woven basket is on the ground near the dog's heads (facing proper right), rocks and plant matter texture the ground surface.
ProvenancePurchased by MFA, 1997, from The Stradlings, New York, NY.