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Double portrait of a man and a woman

(American, 1827–1895)
1882
Object PlaceNew York, New York
Medium/TechniquePlaster sculpture; wood, copper, and velvet frame
DimensionsOverall: 69.2 x 59.7 cm (27 1/4 x 23 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Andrew Spindler-Roesle
Accession number2009.5107
On View
On view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceEarly history unknown; probably owned in Utica, New York in 1937 (see note); May 17, 2009, purchased by Andrew Spindler-Roesle at Northeast Auctions; 2009, gift of Spindler-Roesle to the MFA.

Note: Newspaper found inside the frame (from past restoration/reframing) is the Utica Observer-Dispatch dated Friday, February 19, 1937.
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