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    "localId": "23255",
    "label": "Bust of a Man in a Hat",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/27.573"
}

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    "id": "23255",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/27.573",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Bust of a Man in a Hat",
    "description": "This small terracotta (clay) bust depicts a man in large bicorne (two cornered) or cocked hat, a high collar, and flowing cravat. Beginning around 1730, terracotta became a popular medium for sculptures in France. Collectors appreciated that terracotta pieces could have the quality of a sketch, equivalent to a drawing made by a painter in finalizing his work, where the artist’s process was made visible. This bust embodies these qualities and careful looking reveals tool marks and even fingerprints in the surface.",
    "provenance": "Walters Art Museum, December 1968, by purchase.",
    "date": "18th or 19th Century",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/27.573",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
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    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_27.573_3Qtr_BW_H69.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_27.573_3Qtr_BW_H69.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "pageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 21.8,
            "height": 8.3,
            "depth": 6.2
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall: H: 8 9/16 × W: 3 1/4 × D: 2 7/16 in. (21.8 × 8.3 × 6.2 cm)"
}

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    "creator_ids": [
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    ],
    "collection_ids": [
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    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

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