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1845-1855
GUSN-37031
Watercolor painting of a man being carried on a green chair by two servants.
paintings (visual works)
paper (fiber product)
watercolor (paint)
Watercolor
Servitude
Painting
In pen script on backing reads ""Rare/ Brought from Calcutta/ in 1856 by/ Mary Oliver Smith/ Wife Capt. Arnnie(?) Smith/ of Lynn/ Painted on transparent paper/ for Soc. Pres. Antiquities.""
Unknown
5 5/8 x 7 1/8 x 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Estate of Miss Caroline M. Smith
1934.1655
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