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Vanderbilt Mantelpiece

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Vanderbilt Mantelpiece

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

ca. 1881–83

Medium

Marble, mosaic, oak, and cast iron

Tags

Caryatids Women

Dimensions

184 3/8 x 154 7/8 x 37 1/4 in. (468.3 x 393.4 x 94.6 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt II, 1925

Department

The American Wing

Culture

American

Rights

Public Domain

About Augustus Saint-Gaudens

1848–1907 • United States

American sculptor. Comment on works: sculptor; painter

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