Menelik II in Profile
Item
Identifier
2006.225
Is Part Of
Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University
Creator
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
Subject
Sculpture, Portrait, Plaque
Title
Menelik II in Profile
Date
1914
Material
Plaster
Physical Description
Paint
Description
Seated man in imperial Ethiopian crown and robe with round designs holding a scepter in profile facing right. Writing is in the upper right corner.
Condition
Fair: Overall very good with exception of horizontal crack from 9 o'clock to middle of item. Some minor chipping along crack and on top edge. Upper left corner has larger chip. Evidence of water damage on reverse lower right corner. Wires for hanging are embedded in upper reverse side; cloth hanging string is attached to wires. (fcs, 3/15/2016) Crack is unstable and has potential to expand.
Provenance
Gift of the Meta V. W. Fuller Trust
Location
Fuller Gallery 204 Studio (Meta Fuller 3, Drawer 3)