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Girl in a black dress holding a blue Book
Jane Anthony Davis (American, 1821–1855)
about 1845–50
Medium/Technique
Graphite and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 15.7 x 13.2 cm (6 3/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number56.421
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 1100, fig. 229 (Folk artists)
DescriptionFolk Art- Portrait. Three-quarter length, slightly to right; smooth hair parted in middle; collar with crossed ends. Yellow border
Marks
Watermark: J Whatman
Provenance1956, gift of Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 7, 1956)