Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Martha Harris Tufts
Object Number:
1946.294
Date:
1843
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 8.3 x 7 cm )
Marks:
signed and dated: on the back: "Mrs. Martha Tufts,/Painted October, 1843/by Sarah Goodridge/for Martha Harris Appleton."
Gallery Label:
The subject, née Martha Harris Appleton, was the grandniece of the artist.
Credit Line:
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