Artist
Lilly Martin Spencer (American, 1822–1902)American, 1822–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Oranges, Nuts, and Figs
Date1860s
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on panel
Dimensionspanel: 9 9/16 × 12 7/8 inches (24.3 × 32.7 cm)
frame: 16 11/16 × 19 3/4 × 2 1/16 inches (42.4 × 50.1 × 5.3 cm)
frame: 16 11/16 × 19 3/4 × 2 1/16 inches (42.4 × 50.1 × 5.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Museum Collectors
Object number97.200
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Belter Parlor
Exposé
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Department
American ArtObject Type
George Whitney, Philadelphia; [Sale: New York: American Art Association, George Whitney Collection, December 16, 1885, no. 156 ]
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: Washington, DC, National Museum of Women in the Arts, "American Women Artists, 1830-1930," April 10-June 14, 1987, N no. 88, illus. (traveled to Minneapolis, Minneapolis Institute of Art, July 5-August 30, 1987; Hartford, Wadsworth Atheaeum, September 19-November 15, 1987; San Diego, Dan Diego Museum of Art, December 5-January 31, 1988; see file for rest.
Exhibited: "Patrons Choice: The Silver Anniversary of The Museum Collectors, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 18, 2004 - January 30, 2005. Millennium Gallery and Public Corridor.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Labels, verso of backboard: "88 Early 1860s / Fruit and Walnut Oil on panel, 9-9/16 x 12-7/8 in. / Lilly Martin Spencer (1822-1902) / Private Collection / Exhibition: "American Women Artists, 1830-1930" / Organized and circulated by the / Internationsl Exhibition Foundation / 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, n. W., Suite 580 / Washington, D. C. 20006." "Artist Lilly Martin Spencer / (1822-1902) / Oranges, Nuts and Figs early 1860s / 9 9/16 x 12 7/8 inches / oil on canvas / signed lower right / D. Wigmore Fine ARt, Inc. / American Paintings / 22 East 76th Street / New York, N. Y. 10021 / Telephone 212-794-2128." There is part of an old label that is half gone and illegible.
The painting is signed in the lower right: "Lilly M. Spencer."
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