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Hannah Otis (1732–1801), c. 1750.
Object Place
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Wool, silk, metallic threads, and beads on linen ground; predominately tent stitch; original frame and glass
Dimensions
61.59 x 133.98 cm (24 1/4 x 52 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
MFA Boston purchase with funds donated by a friend of the Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture, a Supporter of the Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture, Barbara L. and Theodore B. Alfond, and Samuel A. Otis, and William Francis Warden Fund, Harriet Otis Cruft Fund, Otis Norcross Fund, Susan Cornelia Warren Fund, Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund, Seth K. Sweetser Fund, Edwin E. Jack Fund, Helen B. Sweeney Fund, William E. Nickerson Fund, Arthur Mason Knapp Fund, Samuel Putnam Avery Fund, Benjamin Pierce Cheney Fund, and Mary L. Smith Fund.
Accession Number
1996.26
On View
Kristin and Roger Servison Gallery (Gallery 133)
Provenance
Descended from the artist to Harrison Gray Otis and other members of the Otis family; on loan to the Museum in 1929-1930 and from 1954 to 1995; consigned by members of the family to auction; acquired by the Museum in 1996 at Sotheby's, sale 6800, January 20, 1996, lot 1132.