Collection Highlights
French press
1812-1819
1943.368
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; yellow poplar, white pine, brass, plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mrs. Francis Sedgwick Watson
Title
Mrs. Francis Sedgwick Watson
Date
1898
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 8.3 x 6.4 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Peter Mari
Object Number
1905.257
Marks
signed: at left:"Weidner"
inscription: on cardboard backing: "Carl and Fredrika Weidner Pinxt/N.Y. 1898/Mrs. F.S. Watson/of Boston."
Gallery Label
Mary L. Perkins (ca. 1866-1917) was the daughter of Thomas Handasyd Perkins, merchant, philanthropist, and railroad pioneer of Boston. In 1886 she was married to Francis Sedgwick Watson, a noted Boston urologist.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
