Provenance
Robert Weatherson Beattie (1902–1983) and Elvira Saring Beattie (c. 1901–1968), Brooklyn, NY, by 1930 [this and the following according to email from Bill Blakeney, Mar. 6, 2025, copy in curatorial object file]; by descent to Janet Blakeney (1938–2023), Weaverville, NC; by descent to William Blakeney (born 1977), Weaverville, NC; sold, Brunk Auctions, Ashville, NC, Oct. 16, 2024, lot 846, to Richard and Nancy Spain, Chicago, IL [email from Richard Spain, Dec. 16, 2024, copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2025.
Accession Number
277917
Medium
Gilt bronze
Dimensions
Earch, irregular: 52.7 × 14.4 × 14.4 cm (20 3/4 × 5 11/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
Classification
decorative arts
Credit Line
Gift of Richard and Nancy Spain