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Double portrait of a man and a woman

Charles L. Hogeboom (American, 1827–1895)
1882
Object Place: New York, New York

Medium/Technique Plaster sculpture; wood, copper, and velvet frame
Dimensions Overall: 69.2 x 59.7 cm (27 1/4 x 23 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Andrew Spindler-Roesle
Accession Number2009.5107
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionPlaster relief sculpture with an ebonized wood frame with copper repousse liner and terra cotta colored velvet surround. Intaglio, hollow relief double portrait of a man and a woman.
ProvenanceEarly history unknown; probably owned in Utica, New York in 1937 (see note); May 17, 2009, purchased by Andrew Spindler-Roesle at Northeast Auctions; 2009, gift of Spindler-Roesle to the MFA.

Note: Newspaper found inside the frame (from past restoration/reframing) is the Utica Observer-Dispatch dated Friday, February 19, 1937.