| Accession # |
21.244 |
|
Artist |
Hiram S. Powers
|
| Title |
Hope |
| Date |
ca. 1869 |
| Medium |
Marble |
| Dimensions |
28 3/4 x 19 11/16 x 11 9/16 in. (73 x 50 x 29.4 cm) |
| Signed |
Incised on back of bust: "H. POWERS Sculp" |
| Credit Line |
Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 33, Shelf B (Sculpture)
|
| Description |
Bust of female allegorical figure looking to left with a garment draped over her proper right shoulder, leaving her left breast exposed; she wears a five-pointed crown with an anchor in the center and five ball-like points connected by draped cord; her hair is gathered at the neck; supported on short pedestal.
Condition: Good; object has been restored after a 1994 accident which resulted in several chips around crown and drapery edges. |
