Sculpture

Title:

Mary A. French

Object Name:

Sculpture

Object ID:

1936.010.18

Creator:

French, Daniel Chester (1850-1931)Sculptor

Place of Origin:

Concord, MA

Date:

1880

Description:

Relief portrait, Mary A. French (1859-1939), by Daniel Chester French (1850-1931), 1880. Plaster. Head and shoulders of a woman, in profile to right, executed in low (or bas) relief. Wearing a dress with high collar and a bonnet which is tied below chin and has a decorative bow at top behind brim. Surface of rectangular plaque, surrounding relief is ribbed in a random manner. Inscribed with sculptor's initials and date at lower left, in cruciform arrangement: "D. / C. / F. ", at either side of which, on central line, are "18" and "80". The inscription is bordered by an incised rectangle, the enclosed surface of which is left untextured. Penciled figures on reverse of plague: "28th" and "5(?)434".

Material:

Compo.

Dimensions:

H-12.25 W-9.125 inches

Provenance:

Given by sculptor Daniel Chester French (1850-1931) as a present to Susan E. Jewell (1854-1936) on her wedding to George P. Sanger (1852-1912) in 1883.

Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret H. Jewell

People:

French, Daniel Chester (1850-1931), French, Mary A. (1859-1939), Jewell, Susan E. (1854-1936), Sanger, George P. (1852-1912), Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)

Subjects:

Sculptors, Sculpture, French, Mary A.