About the Artwork
Mangle Board
17th century
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Norwegian
Unknown
Carved wood
Overall: 5 1/4 × 28 5/8 × 3 11/16 inches (13.3 × 72.7 × 9.3 cm)
Wood and Woodcarving
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Frederick Stearns
99.5B4750
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Top of base to left of horse: “AN 1766 EKS”; Beneath: “4750 Mangle Board Norway 17th Century 3-47-7009"
Provenance
Frederick Stearns [1854-1924] (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1899-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Norwegian, Mangle Board, 17th century, carved wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Frederick Stearns, 99.5B4750.
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