Elk
Title | Elk |
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Cast Number | 4 |
Credit Line | The Buffalo Bill Center of the West,Cody, WY; Gift of A. Phimister Proctor Museum with special thanks to Sandy and Sally Church |
Casting Date | ca. 1904 |
Detailed info
Dimensions (Length x Height x Width) |
17 x 16 x 4 1/4 in. |
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Provenance | the artist; Private Collector, St. Louis, MO, 1904; Descent through family; Phimister Proctor Church, Hansville, WA; Proctor Foundation and Museum, Hansville, WA; present owner by gift |
Acquisition Date | 2016 |
Foundry | Roman Bronze Works |
Foundry Mark | ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y- |
Inscriptions | AP PROCTOR, top front of base; COPY RT 1899 / 4 (underlined), right rear of base; ROMAN BRONZE WORK NY, right rear edge of base |
Signature | AP PROCTOR |
Casting Method | Lost wax |
Model Date | ca. 1904 |
Copyright Date | 1899 |
Accession Number | 2.16.1 |
Record modified | 2017-06-02 |
X-ray fluoroscopy
Metallurgy | Average copper-to-zinc ratio of 96.01. Average copper-to-tin ratio of 34. The base appears to have been cast separately from the body of the sculpture. Trace amounts of calcium, barium, chlorine, arsenic, and silver are present on all sample spots. |
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