Cast of Unidentified Right Hand, Possibly Cornelius Vanderbilt’s (one finger missing)

Hiram Powers, Cast of Unidentified Right Hand, Possibly Cornelius Vanderbilt's (one finger missing), ca. 1853, plaster and metal, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.132
Hiram Powers, Cast of Unidentified Right Hand, Possibly Cornelius Vanderbilt's (one finger missing), ca. 1853, plaster and metal, 2 1⁄4 x 9 1⁄4 x 5 in. (5.8 x 23.6 x 12.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.132
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Artwork Details

Title
Cast of Unidentified Right Hand, Possibly Cornelius Vanderbilt’s (one finger missing)
Artist
Studio of Hiram Powers
Date
ca. 1853
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 1⁄4 x 9 1⁄4 x 5 in. (5.8 x 23.6 x 12.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
plaster and metal
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male — fragment — hand
Object Number
1968.155.132
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1968.155.132

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Hiram Powers, Anstiss Derby Rogers Wetmore, modeled 1843, plaster and metal pins, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.99
Anstiss Derby Rogers Wetmore
Artist
Datemodeled 1843
plaster and metal pins
On view
Hiram Powers, Alma Hammond L'Hommedieu, 1872 or 1873, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.38
Alma Hammond L’Hommedieu
Artist
Date1872 or 1873
plaster
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Hiram Powers, Dr. James G. Playfair, modeled 1845, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.111
Dr. James G. Playfair
Artist
Datemodeled 1845
plaster
On view
Hiram Powers, Judge Alphonso Taft, 1869, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.76
Judge Alphonso Taft
Artist
Date1869
plaster
On view

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Hiram Powers, Miscellaneous Fingers, plaster and metal, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.54C
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Hiram Powers, Miscellaneous Fingers, n.d., plaster and metal, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.54B
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Hiram Powers, Cast of Mrs. Marshall Wood's Left Hand (all fingers missing, half of ring finger intact), 1853, plaster, metal, and string, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.167
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Hiram Powers, Cast of an Unidentified Child's Left Hand and Forearm (all fingers missing), n.d., plaster and metal, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.159
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