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Dante

Artist

Artist unknown

Date

about 1855

Medium

Marble

Dimensions

27 7/16 x 14 1/16 x 10 7/16 in. (69.7 x 35.7 x 26.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Mary E. Haven, 1915

Object Number

UH29

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    Artist unknown

Tasso

Artist

Artist unknown

Date

n.d.

Medium

Marble

Dimensions

25 x 13 1/2 x 13 7/16 in. (63.5 x 34.3 x 34.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Mary E. Haven, 1915

Object Number

UH28

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  • Marcus Aurelius

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    Artist unknown

Petrarch

Artist

Artist unknown

Date

n.d.

Medium

Marble

Dimensions

24 7/8 x 13 1/8 x 13 1/4 in. (63.2 x 33.4 x 33.6 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Mary E. Haven, 1915

Object Number

UH27

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

  • Marcus Aurelius

    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

Mask of William Ellery Channing

Artist

Artist unknown

Date

1842

Medium

Plaster

Dimensions

9 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (24.1 × 16.5 × 14 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Frederic A. Eustis II, 2016

Object Number

UH241

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

  • Marcus Aurelius

    Artist unknown

  • William Shimmin

    Artist unknown

Harrison Gray Otis

Artist

Artist unknown

Date

n.d.

Medium

Marble bust

Dimensions

6 × 3 3/4 × 2 5/8 in. (15.2 × 9.5 × 6.7 cm)

Credit Line

Athenæum purchase, 2014

Object Number

UH234

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

  • Marcus Aurelius

    Artist unknown

  • William Shimmin

    Artist unknown

Morris Gray (miniature bust)

Artist

Artist unknown

Date

n.d.

Medium

Marble

Dimensions

Other: 14 x 8.9 x 6 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Jeffrey B. Gray, 2014

Object Number

UH231

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

Hand of Henry Bacon

Artist

Artist unknown

Date

about 1900

Medium

Plaster

Dimensions

3 x 11 x 6 in. (7.6 x 27.9 x 15.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of David B. Dearinger, 2007

Object Number

UH232

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

Roman Cinerary Urn

Artist

Artist unknown

Date

n.d.

Medium

Marble

Dimensions

19 5/16 x 12 13/16 x 12 13/16 in. (49 x 32.5 x 32.5 cm)

Description

Photograph by Jerry L. Thompson for the Boston Athenæum.

Credit Line

Athenæum purchase, 1874

Object Number

UH228

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

John Quincy Adams

Artist

Artist unknown

Date

n.d.

Medium

plaster

Dimensions

8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (21 x 21 cm) (round)

Description

relief head of man in profile, facing viewer’s right

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Hershner, 2009

Object Number

UH227

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

Daniel Webster

Artist

Artist unknown

Date

n.d.

Medium

Marble bust

Dimensions

5 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (14.6 × 9.5 × 5.7 cm)

Description
miniature bust; male head turned slightly to proper right; curly hair, sideburns; nude; herm termination
Credit Line

Athenæum purchase, 2008

Object Number

UH225

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    Artist unknown

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    Artist unknown

  • William Shimmin

    Artist unknown

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