Estate of Henry and Esther Clifford, Pennsylvania (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection, Pennsylvania (by descent from the above in 1983)
By descent to the present owner in 2010

This work is in very good condition overall. All of the elements are well intact. The steel is irregularly hammered, due to the artist's working method. There is evidence of very light and unobtrusive surface abrasions scattered throughout, which is to be expected of a wearable work from this period. There are a few very minor and scattered areas of light tarnishing noted.
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