About the Artwork
Pedestal
between 1885 and 1887
D. Pettit & Co.
1875-1887
American
Unknown
Cast iron with gilt and bronze paint
Overall: 48 1/16 × 11 7/8 inches (122.1 × 30.2 cm)
Furniture
American Art before 1950
Founders Society Purchase with funds from Friends of Art and Flowers
1997.36.1
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Markings
Inscribed, on plaque on front of base: D. Pettit & Co. | Old Stand of | Robt. Wood & Co. | 1130 Ridge Ave | Phila Pa
Provenance
Richard and Gloria Manney Collection
Peter Hill, Inc.
1997-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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"American Decorative Arts Acquisitions 1985-2005." Bulletin of the DIA 81, 1-2 (2007): p. 61.
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Credit Line for Reproduction
D. Pettit & Co., Pedestal, between 1885 and 1887, cast iron with gilt and bronze paint. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase with funds from Friends of Art and Flowers, 1997.36.1.
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