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Mary B. Claflin
Head of a Woman
Mary B. Claflin
William Morris Hunt (American, 1824–1879)
1872
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
51.43 x 40.96 cm (20 1/4 x 16 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of David P. Kimball in memory of his wife Clara Bertram Kimball
Accession Number23.536
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
ProvenanceBy 1875 until at least 1880, Mr. and Mrs. William Claflin, Boston [see note 1]. Clara Bertram Kimball (b. 1838 - d. 1920), Boston; by inheritance to her husband, David P. Kimball (b. 1833 - d. 1923), Boston; 1923, bequest of David P. Kimball to the MFA [see note 2]. (Accession Date: November 1, 1923)
NOTES:
[1] Mrs. Claflin lent the painting to the Exhibition of the Works of William Morris Hunt (MFA, Boston, November 11 - December 15, 1879; rearranged and reopened, December 20, 1879 - January 31, 1880), cat. no. 89. [2] In 1923 David P. Kimball bequeathed forty paintings to the MFA in memory of his wife, Clara Bertram Kimball. He noted in his will that these were "from the collection made by her and bequeathed to me."
NOTES:
[1] Mrs. Claflin lent the painting to the Exhibition of the Works of William Morris Hunt (MFA, Boston, November 11 - December 15, 1879; rearranged and reopened, December 20, 1879 - January 31, 1880), cat. no. 89. [2] In 1923 David P. Kimball bequeathed forty paintings to the MFA in memory of his wife, Clara Bertram Kimball. He noted in his will that these were "from the collection made by her and bequeathed to me."