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Artist

Thomas Ball (American 1819–1911)

Date

1852

Medium

Plaster

Dimensions

32 1/16 x 24 5/16 x 15 3/8 in. (81.4 x 61.8 x 39 cm)

Description

Photograph by Jerry L. Thompson for the Boston Athenæum.

Inscription

Inscribed on reverse: “T. BALL. SCULP. / BOSTON 1852. / PATENT.”

Credit Line

Gift of Gershom Bradford, 1954

Object Number

UH111