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The Young Dressmaker
1859
Pencil on paper
Hennessy trained at the National Academy of Design in New York.
In this drawing a young girl is cutting out scraps of material to make clothes for her dolls.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 1/2 x W: 4 5/16 in. (14 x 10.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.1956