The Mantelpiece
William Edward B. Starkweather, American, 1879 - 1969
1931
Oil on canvas
Overall: 37 1/2 × 44 1/4 in. (95.2 × 112.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Alice and M. R. Schweitzer
P.967.16
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Painting
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed and dated, lower right: William Starkweather 1931; signed, dated, and inscribed, by artist, on reverse: The Mantelpiece / Painted 1931 in New York / By William Starkweather
Provenance
Edward D. Ryan, Boston, Massachusetts; sold to [Marthe] Alice (1915-2004) and M. R. [Meyer (Mac) R.] Schweitzer (1911-2006), New York, January 15, 1964; given to present collection, 1967.
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