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Marguerite and Martha: Trying on the Jewels
Marguerite and Martha: Trying on the Jewels

Marguerite and Martha: Trying on the Jewels

Artist John Rogers American, 1829 - 1904
Date1891
MediumSlip cast plaster, paint
DimensionsOverall: 22 x 14 x 12 in. (55.9 x 35.6 x 30.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineDonated by Charles R.Wood
Object number1992.4.40
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Collections
  • Sculpture
  • American Paintings & Sculpture
Signed"JOHN ROGERS/NEW YORK" in intaglio printing in sans serif capitals on the left side, top of the base
Inscribed"MARGUERITE AND MARTHA" and below this in slightly smaller letters "TRYING ON THE JEWELS" in intaglio printing in san serif block capitals on the front face of the base.
DescriptionParlor sculpture group of two female figures. The older figure at the left is holding a small jewelry box or casket in her right hand and with her left hand is holding a piece of jewelry up to the forehead of the younger woman at the right. The younger woman is leaning on a bureau with attached dressing glass.ProvenanceGlens Falls, NY, Charles R. Wood
1992, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust