Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
ca. 1700-1725
1952.80
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Figurine: Johanna Marie Lind, ("Jenny", 1820-1887)
Object name
Figurine: Johanna Marie Lind, ("Jenny", 1820-1887)
Date
1851-1861
Medium
Earthenware, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 3 in. ( 26 x 8.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description
Glazed and over-painted earthenware figurine on oval base; standing female figure in white petticoat with dark rose floral decoration, light blue overskirt, lavender bodice, and white hat with yellow feather, holding a small book open in one hand; "JENNY LIND" handwrittten in black on front of base.
Credit Line
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number
1945.299
Marks
handwritten in ink(?): on front of base: "JENNY LIND"
Provenance
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
