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Bust of Martha Jane Hall

William Henry Rinehart

American Art

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM Marble
DATES 1874
DIMENSIONS 26 x 19 x 12 in. (66 x 48.3 x 30.5 cm)  (show scale)
SIGNATURE On back side of base, below bust: "WM. H. RINEHART / SCULPT. 1874"
COLLECTIONS American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 81.308
CREDIT LINE Gift of James Ricau
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Marble bust of middle-aged female, looking to the left; wavy hair in a bun; wearing low-cut gown that exposes shoulders; band around neckline gathers into ties in four places over smocked underdress with lacy edge; on pedestal base. Condition: Good
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION William Henry Rinehart (American, 1825–1874). Bust of Martha Jane Hall, 1874. Marble, 26 x 19 x 12 in. (66 x 48.3 x 30.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of James Ricau, 81.308. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 81.308.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 81.308.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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