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accession number: 1944.126.1
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Firedog, c. 1785. France, 18th century. Gilt bronze; overall: 50.3 x 46.3 x 14 cm (19 13/16 x 18 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection 1944.126.1
title: Firedog
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creation date: c. 1785
creation date earliest: 1780
creation date latest: 1790
current location: 202 French Neoclassical Decorative Arts
creditline: The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection
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culture: France, 18th century
technique: gilt bronze
department: Decorative Art and Design
collection: Furniture
type: Furniture and woodwork
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 50.3 x 46.3 x 14 cm (19 13/16 x 18 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Neo-classicism: Style and Motif
opening date: 1964-09-23T04:00:00
Neo-classicism: Style and Motif. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
title: Jefferson in Paris: Fashion on the Eve of the French Revolution
opening date: 2002-10-05T00:00:00
Jefferson in Paris: Fashion on the Eve of the French Revolution. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 5, 2002-January 5, 2003).
title: Egyptomania: Fashion's Conflicted Obsession
opening date: 2023-04-01T04:00:00
Egyptomania: Fashion's Conflicted Obsession. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 1, 2023-January 28, 2024).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio (10/5/2002 - 1/5/2003), "Jefferson in Paris: Fashion on the Eve of the French Revolution"', 'opening_date': '2002-10-05T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Marquis of Hertford, Paris; Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Prentiss, Elisabeth Severance, and Cleveland Museum of Art. Catalogue of the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection; Bequest of Elisabeth Severance Prentiss, 1944. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1944. Published as: Pair of Firedogs, chenets
page number: Mentioned: p. 61; Reproduced: Plate XXVIII
url: https://archive.org/details/Prentiss/page/n63
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 157
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n181
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 157
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n181
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 189
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n209
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