Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Figurine: Johanna Marie Lind, ("Jenny", 1820-1887)
Object Number:
1945.229
Date:
1851-1861
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 21 x 9.5 x 8.3 cm )
Marks:
painted: on front of base: "Jenny Lind"
Description:
Glazed earthenware figurine on oval base; standing female figure in floor-length dress with white skirt with floral pattern, white collar, and blue bodice and sleeves; "Jenny Lind" painted in gold on front of base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
