Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
1779
1817.13
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Luce Center
An Actress in Costume
Title
An Actress in Costume
Date
mid nineteenth-century
Medium
Watercolor, brown ink, and gouache over graphite on beige paper cut into an oval
Dimensions
Overall: 6 7/8 x 4 13/16 in. (17.5 x 12.2 cm), oval
Credit Line
Bequest of Miss Emma Toedteberg, 1936
Object Number
Z.3603
Marks
At center on verso: Bequest of Miss Emma Toedteberg / 41[in circle] Sept 15, 1936
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
