View of Macao
Unidentified artist, Chinese, 19th century
(Chinese, 19th century)
about 1844–58
Medium/TechniqueOpaque watercolor on paper
DimensionsSight: 65.4 x 109.2 cm (25 3/4 x 43 in.)
Framed: 141.6 x 97.5 x 8.3 cm (55 3/4 x 38 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Framed: 141.6 x 97.5 x 8.3 cm (55 3/4 x 38 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Thomas Motley, Mrs. William Jason Mixter, Mrs. George B. Dabney, Henry H. Fay, Frederick L. Dabney, Thomas N. Dabney, in memory of Daniel Nicolson Spooner and Elizabeth Elliot Spooner
Accession number50.3791
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWatercolors
Collections
ProvenanceBetween about 1844 and 1855, acquired in China by Daniel Nicolson Spooner (b. 1819 - d. 1869) and Elizabeth Elliot Spooner (b. 1825 - d. 1907), Canton and Boston; by descent within the family; 1950, given by their granddaughter, Margaret Fay (Mrs. Thomas) Motley (b. 1882), Milton, MA, and family members Mrs. William Jason Mixter, Mrs. George B. Dabney, Henry H. Fay, Frederick L. Dabney, and Thomas N. Dabney, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 1950)
Unidentified artist, French, 19th century
