Portrait of an Old Spanish Woman
Portrait of an Old Spanish Woman
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- Description (Brief)
- Ferris noted on the signed pencil sketch that he made it from memory of a photograph seen at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. The old woman died in 1875 at the purported age of 149. Her only means of support was said to have been an enormous grape vine, which covered 11 acres.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- drawing
- date made
- ca 1876
- original artist
- Ferris, Stephen James
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- graphite (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- sheet: 11.5 cm x 16 cm; 4 1/2 in x 6 5/16 in
- ID Number
- GA.16692
- catalog number
- 16692
- accession number
- 119780
- subject
- Wine
- Portraits
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- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Ferris Collection
- Communications
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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