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Possibly the Sitter element from a two-part group called The Photograph
Possibly the Sitter element from a two-part group called The Photograph

Possibly the Sitter element from a two-part group called The Photograph

Artist John Rogers American, 1829 - 1904
Date1878
MediumSlip cast plaster, paint
DimensionsOverall: 17 x 8 x 8 in. (43.2 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineDonated by Charles R.Wood
Object number1992.4.47
On View
Not on view
Collections
  • Sculpture
  • American Paintings & Sculpture
Signed"JOHN ROGERS/NEW YORK/1878" in intaglio printing in sans serif block capitals on the top front of the base
Markings"PAT(ENTED) OCT 18TH 1878" in intaglio printing in sans serif block capitals on the top back of the base
DescriptionParlor sculpture of two figures, a female holding a child who is seated on a pedestal. This appears to be one element of a pair of sculptures, the other part being the photographer. That figure is not present, but it appears from the George Humphrey appraisal that it was in the Wood collection in January of 1992. See NOTES

No title inscribed on the small, circular base.ProvenanceGlens Falls, NY, Charles R. Wood
1992, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust