Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
Date:
1835-1836
Object Number:
1858.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mrs. William Wilton Phipps (1855-1934)
Object Number:
1905.192
Date:
1893
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 in. ( 6.4 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
inscription: on paper backing: "Mrs. Wilton Phipps/Paillet/6 Bd de Clichy/Paris"
signed and dated: at left:"Paillet/1895"
Gallery Label:
Jessie Butler Duncan was the daughter of William Butler Duncan (1830-1912) of 1 Fifth Avenue, president of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. She married William Wilton Phipps, a prosperous London merchant, in 1876.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
