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Bust of the Artist's Mother, Mrs. Israel Rinehart (Mary Snader, 1797-1868)
(18th and 19th Centuries )
A plaster version of this bust was an early work by Rinehart. After his mother's death in 1868, he created a marble version for himself and several plaster versions for family members. At the sculptor's death in 1874 a plaster and a marble version are listed as being in his studio. It is likely that William T. Walters acquired this marble bust around that time. (Compare to a photograph of the sitter reproduced as plate 1, courtesy of Miss Olivia Rinehart, in William Sener Rusk, "William Henry Rinehart: Sculptor," published 1939.)
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. Walters, Baltimore, probably acquired from the artist's studio after his death in 1874; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2015 | Rinehart's Studio: Rough Stone to Living Marble. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1996 | Rinehart 100: The Contemporary Years. Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | cleaned; examined for exhibition; surface cleaned |
Geographies
USA, Maryland, Baltimore (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 12 13/16 × W: 8 1/2 × D: 5 1/8 in. (32.5 × 21.6 × 13 cm)
Credit Line
Probably acquired by William T. Walters after 1874
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
28.7