Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ), 1732/40-1836
1796
1867.314
Oil on canvas
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Sculpture
Mrs. William Gage Lambert (1797-1875)
Title
Mrs. William Gage Lambert (1797-1875)
Date
1848
Medium
White marble
Dimensions
Overall: 23 1/2 x 19 x 10 1/2 in. ( 59.7 x 48.3 x 26.7 cm )
Description
Portrait bust
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Sally Lambert Richards
Object Number
1950.21
Marks
signed: back of base: "C. B. Ives/Sculpt,/FLOR./1848"
Gallery Label
Sally Perley was the granddaughter of William Perley of Boxford, Massachusetts, who commanded a company from that town at the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill. In 1820 she was married to William Gage Lambert whose grandfather, Jonathan Lambert, also fought in the Revolutionary War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
