"Protecting the Dumb"
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Terra cotta
DATES
circa 1875
DIMENSIONS
24 x 13 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. (61 x 34.6 x 35.9 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Inscribed on base - "Protecting the Dumb"
SIGNATURE
no signatures
INSCRIPTIONS
Inscribed on front of base: "PROTECTING THE DUMB"
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
68.87.60
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Franklin Chace
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Terra cotta sculpture of nude, crouching boy who holds a dog on his lap with his proper left hand and, with his right hand, a watering can on a rope that he has untied from the dog's tail; supported on ovoid base.
Condition: Good
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Karl L. H. Müller (American, born Germany, 1820–1887). "Protecting the Dumb," circa 1875. Terra cotta, 24 x 13 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. (61 x 34.6 x 35.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Franklin Chace, 68.87.60. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 68.87.60_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 68.87.60_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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RIGHTS STATEMENT
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