Portrait of Abigail Dean

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Description:

In 1875 on a visit to Rock Island, Illinois, Stephen Ferris sketched his niece Abigail (or Abbie) in pencil. Abbie was one of five siblings in the family of Ferris’s sister, Althea Ferris Dean. Abbie continued to live in Rock Island, remained single, and taught school. In one census, she was listed as a drawing teacher. Ferris himself taught for many years at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women (now Moore College of Art and Design).

Date Made: 1875-08-051875

Original Artist: Ferris, Stephen James

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Portraits

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See more items in: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts, Ferris Collection, Communications, Art

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.16684Catalog Number: GA*16684Accession Number: 119,780

Object Name: drawing

Physical Description: paper (overall material)graphite (overall material)Measurements: image: 10 cm x 8 cm; 3 15/16 in x 3 1/8 insheet: 18 cm x 12 cm; 7 1/16 in x 4 3/4 insupport: 26 cm x 17 cm; 10 1/4 in x 6 11/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-ac0b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1356055

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