(Sotheby and Co., London). (Frank E. Pither, London) in 1928; {1} purchased in 1930 by Franklin B. Mead, Sr. [about 1876-1933], Fort Wayne, Indiana; {2} by descent to Franklin B. Mead, Jr. [1907-1989], Pebble Beach, California; given to Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1982 (82.43). {3}

{1} In the IMA Historical File a 1930 shipping receipt addressed to Franklin B. Mead from Frank E. Pither indicates that this object was "acquired from Sotheby and Co., London, during 1928."
{2} According to the Lincoln Financial Group website, Franklin B. Mead, Sr. was vice-president of the Fort Wayne, Indiana insurance company Lincoln National Corporation, now a subsidiary of Lincoln Financial Group.
{3} IMA Temporary Receipt No. 4522.