Cast of an Unidentified Woman’s Left Hand, Fingers Arched (thumb and ring finger missing)

Hiram Powers, Cast of an Unidentified Woman's Left Hand, Fingers Arched (thumb and ring finger missing), n.d., plaster, metal, and string, 2 1⁄8 x 8 1⁄8 x 4 3⁄8 in. (5.4 x 20.7 x 11.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.156
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Artwork Details

Title
Cast of an Unidentified Woman’s Left Hand, Fingers Arched (thumb and ring finger missing)
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 1⁄8 x 8 1⁄8 x 4 3⁄8 in. (5.4 x 20.7 x 11.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
plaster, metal, and string
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — fragment — hand
Object Number
1968.155.156
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1968.155.156

Works by this artist (7 items)

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Rudolf Staffel, Light Gatherer, 1985, hand-built translucent porcelain, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1987.43
Light Gatherer
Artist
Date1985
hand-built translucent porcelain
On view
Rudolf Staffel, Light Gatherer, 1987, porcelain, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of KPMG Peat Marwick, 1993.54.15
Light Gatherer
Artist
Date1987
porcelain
On view
Rudolf Staffel, Light Gatherer, 1987, porcelain, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of KPMG Peat Marwick, 1993.54.14
Light Gatherer
Artist
Date1987
porcelain
On view
Rudolf Staffel, Charger, 1960, porcelain, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Helen Williams Drutt English and H. Peter Stern in honor of the 35th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 2007.47.30
Charger
Artist
Date1960
porcelain
Not on view

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Artist
Date1985
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On view
Ron Fondaw, Fingers, 1978, thrown, slip-cast, and salt-glazed porcelain, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Suzanne Kores, 1981.18
Fingers
Artist
Date1978
thrown, slip-cast, and salt-glazed porcelain
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Henry Lyman, Coupling Pots, 1979, porcelain with barium-copper glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1981.56A-D
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Artist
Date1979
porcelain with barium-copper glaze
Not on view
Catharine Hiersoux, Columns, 1979, wheel-thrown, assembled, and glazed porcelain, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 1980.61.4
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Artist
Date1979
wheel-thrown, assembled, and glazed porcelain
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