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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.
Stagecoach
Unidentified artist, American, 19th century
Fan
1805–10
Mrs. Wing of Marion, Massachusetts
Unidentified artist, American, 19th century
1831
Two Parrots on an Oak Tree
Unidentified artist, American, 19th century
1847
Fan
19th or early 20th century
Fan
1795–99
Fan
about 1795
Cover
18th or 19th century
Valance
1880s
Conservation status: Before treatment
Geoffrey Beene
1992