David Webb
Figure of a Lion

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

CultureAmerican

Titles

Figure of a Lion

Date1967

PlaceUnited States

MediumGold, lapis, lazuli and diamonds

DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 × 9 × 5 1/2 in. (14 × 22.9 × 14 cm)

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

Object number94.1028

Not on view

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Department

Rienzi

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[David Webb, Inc.]; purchased Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III; 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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Stamped on the underside: " c R DAVID WEBB WEBB 18K"/inscribed "David Webb/1967"

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