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Pair of plaster cherub heads

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1819

GUSN

GUSN-174088

Description

Pair of plaster cherub heads from Harvard Church, Charlestown, MA [built in 1819].

Details

Descriptive Terms

architectural elements
plaster
Neoclassical

Additional Identification Number

8.21
EQ23

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Credit Line

Estate of Edmund Quincy

Accession Number

2009.5.21

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Charlestown (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

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