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The White Captive

Artist: Erastus Dow Palmer, American, 1817-1904
Medium: Marble
Place Made: 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."
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 18.181
Credit Line: Gift of Mary S. Croxson
Image: Overall, 18.181_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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

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