Collection Highlights
Tool chest with tools
chest ca. 1790; tools ca. 1790-1850
L.1927.1
Outer case of painted pine; inner till of mahogany with ivory and brass.
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Diana of the Tower
Title
Diana of the Tower
Date
1899
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 38 5/8 x 14 3/4 x 11 in. ( 98.1 x 37.5 x 27.9 cm )
Description
Red-brown patinated bronze depicting Diana with bow (arrow missing) supported on one foot on ball; lost wax cast on sand cast base, pinned to triangular base.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1977.3
Marks
Inscription: on front of base: "DIANA OF THE TOWER"
Signature and date: on back of base: "AUGUSTUS SAINTGAUDENS MDCCCXCIX"
Gallery Label
This statue, commissioned by Tiffany, is after the version that topped the second Madison Square Garden, NYC.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
