David Webb
Figure of a Leopard

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Artist David Webb (American, 1925–1975)American, 1925–1975

CultureAmerican

Titles

Figure of a Leopard

Date1966

PlaceUnited States

Medium18K gold, rubies, diamonds, and emeralds

DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 × 4 × 10 in. (19.1 × 10.2 × 25.4 cm)

Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III

Object number94.1026

Not on view

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Department

Rienzi

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[David Webb, New York]; Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III, 1966; given to MFAH, 1994.
Exhibition History"Extravagant Objects: Jewelry and Objets d’Art from the Masterson Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Rienzi, November 18, 2017–July 26, 2018.

"A Walk in the Woods: David Webb's Artful Animals," David Webb New York, September 16–October 2, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed underside of back left foot: "David Webb, 1966" Stamped under tail " c DAVID WEBB/ R 18K WEBB"

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