New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Polyhymnia or Tanagra Figure Statuette

Artist Amalric Walter (French, 1870 - 1959)

Manufacturer Daum & Cie

Dateca. 1905-1906

MediumPâte de verre

DimensionsOverall: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6562

Terms

Brown
Buff
Nancy, France

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DescriptionSculpture showing tanagra figure of a woman with flowing robes leaning on a pedestal of irregular oblong blocks. (Polyhymnia-one of the nine muses-This is a copy of the antique marble in the Louvre, Paris). Made of pate de verre brown shading to buff at top. Classical style. Inspired by Tanagra figures. Monochromatic.