Object Details
- original artist
- Ferris, Stephen James
- Description
- In 1875 on a visit to Rock Island, Illinois, Stephen Ferris sketched his niece Abigail (or Abbie) in pencil. Abbie was one of five siblings in the family of Ferris’s sister, Althea Ferris Dean. Abbie continued to live in Rock Island, remained single, and taught school. In one census, she was listed as a drawing teacher. Ferris himself taught for many years at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women (now Moore College of Art and Design).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1875-08-05
- 1875
- ID Number
- GA.16684
- catalog number
- GA*16684
- accession number
- 119,780
- Object Name
- drawing
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- graphite (overall material)
- Measurements
- image: 10 cm x 8 cm; 3 15/16 in x 3 1/8 in
- sheet: 18 cm x 12 cm; 7 1/16 in x 4 3/4 in
- support: 26 cm x 17 cm; 10 1/4 in x 6 11/16 in
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Ferris Collection
- Communications
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Portraits
- Record ID
- nmah_1356055
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-ac0b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
