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Bessie Potter Vonnoh

Mother and Child

Maker

Bessie Potter Vonnoh (American, 1872-1955)

Title

Mother and Child

Year

1906

Medium

  • bronze

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • bronze

Materials

bronze

Geography

Place Made: Western

Dimensions

21 x 15.2 x 17.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 x 7 inches) dimensions verified for outgoing loan, 08/06/2008

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed in the wax mold on the upper surface of the base at the left side, "Bessie potter Vonnoh"

Marks: Marked in the wax on the upper surface of the back of the model "CIRE PERDUE" and below on the backside of the base "Gorham Mftg Co. 1906".Another date is below the O in "oh" in the name Vonnoh: 1902--reflecting the modeling date.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Jacqueline Virginia Briggs Morrisson

Object Number

2005.94.9

Type

  • Sculpture

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Bessie Potter Vonnoh (American, 1872-1955)
Mother and Child, 1906
Bronze
21 x 15.2 x 17.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 x 7 inches) dimensions verified for outgoing loan, 08/06/2008
Gift of Jacqueline Virginia Briggs Morrisson 2005.94.9

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