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Bust of a young girl

19th century (?)
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueOther; Wax
Dimensions50 cm (19 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Class of Young Ladies
Accession number91.199
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance1889, sold by Fritz Gurlitt (dealer), Berlin [see note]. 1891, gift of a Class of Young Ladies to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 1, 1891)

NOTE: According to an annotation in the MFA's ledgers. It is unclear to whom this was sold in 1889, and whether the "class of young ladies" owned the bust or simply donated the funds for its acquisition.
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