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Sarah Ann Drew
Ruth Whittier Shute (American, 1803–1882)
Formerly known as: Unidentified artist, American, late 19th century
Formerly known as: Unidentified artist, American, late 19th century
about 1827
Medium/Technique
Watercolor, ink, and graphite
Dimensions
Sheet: 51 x 39.4cm (20 1/16 x 15 1/2in.)
Framed: 67.9 x 56.8 cm (26 3/4 x 22 3/8 in.)
Framed: 67.9 x 56.8 cm (26 3/4 x 22 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number60.446
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 1072, cl. pl. XIV (Folk artists)
DescriptionFolk art- portraits. Little girl, holding rose. Full-length, facing. Low-necked dress with puffed sleeves; pantalettes. Graphite rubbed over background wash.
InscriptionsUL in ink: title in decorated cartouche partly covered by background
Provenance1960, gift of Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 1960)