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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1956.236.1
People
Attributed to William Morris Hunt, American (Brattleboro, VT 1824 - 1879 Isles of Shoals, NH)
Title
Offset Head of a Girl; verso: Offset Female Head
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/147145

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black crayon on cream wove paper; verso: charcoal
Dimensions
27.9 x 22.2 cm (11 x 8 3/4 in.)
verso image, Dimensions include impression of margin.: 15 x 10.7 cm (5 7/8 x 4 3/16 in.)
image: 10.5 x 8 cm (4 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: l.r. of verso, graphite: 216
  • label: l.r. of verso, paper, black ink, printed: 216

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
James A. O'Neill, Sold to Fogg Art Museum, 1956.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gifts for Special Uses Fund, through the generosity of Mrs. George R. Agassiz, Mrs. Raymond Emerson, Dr. Alexander Forbes, Mr. Edward W. Forbes, Mrs. Isabella Grandin, The Honorable and Mrs. John F. Perkins, and Mr. Quincy A. Shaw
Accession Year
1956
Object Number
1956.236.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Three pinholes at upper margin. Old adhesive at three corners of recto image, where 1956.236 was adhered.

Verification Level

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