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Shipwrecked Mother and Child
Shipwrecked Mother and Child
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Shipwrecked Mother and Child

Artist (American, 1818–1908)
Date1848–1851
Mediumwhite marble
Dimensionssculpture: 182.9 x 84.2 x 59.7 cm (72 x 33 1/8 x 23 1/2 in.)
base: 188.6 x 87 x 13.7 cm (74 1/4 x 34 1/4 x 5 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Edward Augustus Brackett
Object number1904.64
Provenance1852, acquired from the artist by the Boston Athenaeum; 1902, deaccessioned from the Athenaeum's collection and returned to the artist; 1904, gifted to the Worcester Art Museum.
On View
On view
Current Location
  • Exhibition Location  Gallery 207
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