Elk

Credit Line
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West,Cody, WY; Gift of A. Phimister Proctor Museum with special thanks to Sandy and Sally Church
Accession #
2.16.1
Foundry
Roman Bronze Works
Foundry Mark
ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-
Inscriptions

AP PROCTOR, top front of base; COPY RT 1899 / 4 (underlined), right rear of base; ROMAN BRONZE WORK NY, right rear edge of base

Signatures

AP PROCTOR

Copyright

1899

Patina
Dark brown
Dimensions
17 x 16 x 4 1/4 in.
Casting Method
lost wax
Casting Date
ca. 1904
Cast Number
4
Metallurgy
Average copper-to-zinc ratio of 96.01. Average copper-to-tin ratio of 34. The base appears to have been cast separately from the body of the sculpture. Trace amounts of calcium, barium, chlorine, arsenic, and silver are present on all sample spots.

the artist; Private Collector, St. Louis, MO, 1904; Descent through family; Phimister Proctor Church, Hansville, WA; Proctor Foundation and Museum, Hansville, WA; present owner by gift