Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mrs. Marshall (ca. 1807-?)
Object Number:
1942.563
Date:
1824
Medium:
Ink on plaster
Dimensions:
frame: 5 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 13.3 x 12.1 x 1.3 cm )
image height: 2 3/8 in. ( 6 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on back: "75849 B"
handwritten in ink: on back: "Mrs. Marshall Aged 17-- / taken November 1824" and "Label 13"
printed: on back: "Miers & Field / 111, STRAND, LONDON. / opposite Exeter Change. / Profile Painters, Jewellers, Seal E
Description:
Bust of youthful female subject in left-facing profile; bronzed image on white ground; rectangular black lacquered frame with oval window.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
