The Purple Scarf

W. Sherman Potts

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

W. Sherman Potts (American, 1876–1930). The Purple Scarf, ca. 1929. Watercolor on ivory portrait in gilded wood frame, Image: 4 1/4 x 3 3/16 in. (10.8 x 8.1 cm) Frame: 5 9/16 x 4 1/2 in. (14.1 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 31.758. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

The Purple Scarf

Date

ca. 1929

Medium

Watercolor on ivory portrait in gilded wood frame

Classification

Portrait, Miniatures

Dimensions

Image: 4 1/4 x 3 3/16 in. (10.8 x 8.1 cm) Frame: 5 9/16 x 4 1/2 in. (14.1 x 11.4 cm)

Signatures

Signed lower right: "POTTS"

Credit Line

Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

31.758

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