The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 25, 2023

Evening; Morning

c. 1850

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sculptor

Erastus Dow Palmer

(American, 1817–1904)

America, 19th century

Marble

Framed: 72 x 5 cm (28 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.); Diameter: 53.3 cm (21 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1977.10

Location

not on view

Description

Early in his career, Palmer made cameo portraits-gems or shells carved in low relief. The delicate carving of his marble representations of Morning and Evening can probably be attributed to his early experience with cameos.

Provenance
(Michael Hall Fine Arts, New York).
Exhibition history

CMA 1977: "Year in Review 1977," Bulletin LXV (January 1978), p. 38, cat. no. 13, repr. p. 24-25

Year in Review: 1977. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1977.10