The White Captive

• Artist: Erastus Dow Palmer
• Medium: Marble
• Geographical Location: USA
• Dates: 1866
• Dimensions: 23 3/4 x 16 x 11 in. (60.3 x 40.6 x 27.9 cm)
• Signature: Inscribed on underside of back edge: "E.D. PALMER sc. 1866."
• Collection: American Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 30, Shelf B
• Accession Number: 18.181
• Image: 18.181_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Idealized bust-length sculpture of a nude young woman looking to the right; truncated below breast; on pedestal base; wavy hair tied in loose bun; overall polished surface except the hair Condition: Good