Sappho

Erastus Dow Palmer, American, 1817 - 1904

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about 1860

Plaster bas-relief

Overall: 16 7/16 × 4 in. (41.7 × 10.1 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Peter H. Voulkos

S.2001.51.1

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

19th century

Object Name

Sculpture

Research Area

Sculpture

Not on view

Inscriptions

Lower right: Palmer Sc. / 22

Course History

Classical Studies 10.16, Women's Gender, and Sexuality Studies 66.37, Gender & Sexuality in Ancient Greece, Alexandra Schutlz, Spring 2024

Classical Studies 10.16, Women's Gender, and Sexuality Studies 66.37, Gender & Sexuality in Ancient Greece, Alexandra Schultz, OPEN HOURS, Spring 2024

Provenance

Artist's family; Butterfield's & Butterfield's, San Francisco; Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco; given to Peter H. Voulkos, Oakland, California, 2001; given to present collection, 2001.

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