Menelik II of Abyssinia, mold
Item
Identifier
2006.223
Is Part Of
Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University
Creator
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
Subject
Sculpture Mold, Portrait
Title
Menelik II of Abyssinia, mold
Date
1914
Material
Plaster
Physical Description
Mold release agent
Description
Seated man in imperial Ethiopian crown and robe holding scepter in three-fourths view facing left.
Condition
Fair: Intrinsic holes on lettering from artist process. Parallel line texturing ( ~ 3mm pitch) appears in upper left side and bottom center. Generalized brownish discoloration scattered about the bottom half. Plaster accretions to vertical lines of robe. Edges have slight chipping. Large chip to lower edge and upper right corner. Letters starting at end of date (artist name and date) intentionally obliterated by artist.
Provenance
Gift of the Meta V. W. Fuller Trust
Location
Fuller Gallery 204 Studio (Meta Fuller 3, Drawer 3)