Modern · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 231788
Woman from the French Colonies
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier, 1861
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Fund, 2006 · Public domain
- Artist
- Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier
- Date
- 1861
- Medium
- Algerian onyx-marble, bronze, and enamel; white marble socle
- Dimensions
- Overall on socle (confirmed): H. 37 3/4 x W. 23 1/4 x D. 12 1/4 in., 208.4lb. (95.9 x 59.1 x 31.1 cm, 94.5296kg) [Weight breakdown: head 35.4 lbs, marble bust 173 lbs, marble socle 98.7 lbs]; Pedestal (confirmed): H. 41 3/8 x W. 18 1/4 x D. 18 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. (105.1 x 46.4 x 46.4 x 29.8 cm)
- Era
- Modern
Why it matters
Woman from the French Colonies, dated 1861, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Algerian onyx-marble, bronze, and enamel; white marble socle. The museum attributes the work to Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier. The recorded dimensions are Overall on socle (confirmed): H. 37 3/4 x W. 23 1/4 x D. 12 1/4 in., 208.4lb. (95.9 x 59.1 x 31.1 cm, 94.5296kg) [Weight breakdown: head 35.4 lbs, marble bust 173 lbs, marble socle 98.7 lbs]; Pedestal (confirmed): H. 41 3/8 x W. 18 1/4 x D. 18 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. (105.1 x 46.4 x 46.4 x 29.8 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.