Sappho
Erastus Dow Palmer, American, 1817 - 1904
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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