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Elisha Litchfield

Artist: Hiram S. Powers, American, 1805-1873
Medium: Marble
Dates: 1866
Dimensions: 23 11/16 x 23 11/16 x 3 7/16 in. (60.2 x 60.2 x 8.7 cm)
Signature: Inscribed on bottom edge of neck: "H POWERS / [in script] Sculpt."
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 51.112.13
Credit Line: Gift of Marion Litchfield
Image: Overall, 51.112.13_cropped_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Rondo with heavy frame and relief portrait bust of a man with wavy hair and head turned slightly to left. Condition: Good; few small chips around edge of frame.

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