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Materials:

Watercolor and gouache on paper

Measurements:

4.25 in. (10.80 cm.) (height) by 3.25 in. (8.26 cm.) (width)

Description:

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Condition:

unframed; Minor toning to paper, losses to black pigment in oldest girl's dress and the upholstery behind the youngest girl.

Literature:

For a discussion of Plummer's work, see Antiques & Fine Art Summer/Autumn 2011, "Edwin Plummer and His 'Portrait Likenesses, '" by Deborah Child, pp. The portrait of the boy offered here is illustrated and discussed

Provenance:

Acquired at a Massachusetts on-site auction near to Plummer's former home, in 1994. Because of the circumstances surrounding their acquisition, there is speculation that these children may be related to Plummer himself