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Moses in the Bulrushes

about 1795-1805
Medium/TechniqueOpaque watercolor and applied sequins on silk
DimensionsSight: 27.9 x 31.8cm (11 x 12 1/2 in.)
Framed: 40.3 x 43.2 cm (15 7/8 x 17 in.)
Credit LineA. Shuman Collection—Abraham Shuman Fund
Accession number67.977
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsWatercolors
ProvenanceBy 1967, Mrs. Allston Riley, Lincoln, MA; 1967, sold by Mrs. Allston Riley to the MFA for $2,000 [see note]. (Accession Date: November 8, 1967)

NOTE: MFA accession nos. 67.975-67.977 were purchased for this amount.
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