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Unidentified Man

Artist

Erastus Dow Palmer (American, 1817–1904)

Date

1860

Medium

Marble

Dimensions

22 5/8 x 21 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (57.5 x 54.6 x 36.8 cm)

Inscription

Inscribed on reverse: E. D. PALMER SC. 1860

Credit Line

Anonymous gift in honor of James Barr Ames, 1981

Object Number

UH187

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