SculptureAmerican19th-20th century

Francis James Child (1825-1896)

19th-20th century

Artists

Leila UsherArtist

Francis James ChildSitter

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Ceramic

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Harvard University Portrait Collection

Dimensions

sight: 22.4 x 2.5 cm (8 13/16 x 1 in.)

Provenance

Leila Usher. Gift to Dr. Howard Kelly of Johns Hopkins Univ. Gift to Prof. Herbert E. Greene. Descent in family to William Chase Greene. His gift to the Department of English, Harvard University.

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