Menlik II in Profile
Item
Identifier
2006.226
Is Part Of
Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University
Creator
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
Subject
Sculpture, Portrait, Plaque
Title
Menlik 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. Painted in a dark metallic applied to front.
Condition
Fair: Evidence of water damage in upper left quadrant with missing paint and plaster. Abrasion loss on lower edge and upper right edge. Top left and bottom right corners are chipped. Hanging hook embedded in plaster on reverse side.
Provenance
Gift of the Meta V. W. Fuller Trust
Location
Fuller Gallery 204 Studio (Meta Fuller 3, Drawer 3)