The Frances Young Tang
Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
at Skidmore College
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Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
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Collection
Artwork
Artist
Madcaps, Inc., founded by Alfred Z. Solomon and Janet Sloane
(New York, New York, c. 1930 – 1992)
Title
hat block
Creation date
20th century
Materials
wood
Hat block maker
Empire Hat Block Manufacturing Company
Dimensions
object size: 9 1/2 x 8 3/8 x 10 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Beverley Estabrook Mastrianni
Place of Creation
made in New York, United States, North America
Accession Number
ED2017.4.6a-f
Object Type
Decorative Arts and Design
Provenance
Alfred Z. Solomon (1899-2004), Madcaps Farm, Saratoga County, New York; Beverley Estabrook Mastrianni ‘76, Saratoga Springs, New York; given to the Tang Teaching Museum, 2017.
Marks
Inscribed, lower right: 3945
Inscribed, lower left: 3945
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