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The Little Dressmaker
(18th and 19th Centuries )
A young girl is seated on a step in front of a doorway making a dress for a doll resting on her lap. At her left is a chair on which she has placed a miniature chest of drawers and some clothes, and on the floor is an open sewing box and a pair of scissors.
Inscription
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.
Sale, French and English Exhibition of Pictures, National Academy of Design, New York, October 29, 1859; William T. Walters, Baltimore, October 29, 1859, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/20/1978 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 5/15/1978 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 3/4 x W: 8 5/8 in. (27.3 x 21.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1859
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.
37.24