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Girl in witch costume

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1880
MediumTintype
DimensionsPlate (half): 7 × 5 inches (17.78 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.338
Signednone
InscribedInscribed on image/plate recto, upper right corner, etched: "Emily Tuttle / Fairy Baneful / in / Sleeping Beauty"; Inscribed on image/plate recto, lower right corner, etched: "Emily".
Markingsnone
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DescriptionHandcolored image of young girl with rosy cheeks and long hair posing in front of a woodland scene while dressed as a witch; her left hand is holding out her skirt while the right hand is raised and blurry. She's wearing a long pleated dress, satin neck kerchief, pointed hat, and round spectacles.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
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