Painting, ca. 1899 [manuscript].

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Painting, ca. 1899 [manuscript].

Oil painting on canvas in a gilt frame with the legend "Tom Sawyer's Aunt" by J.G. Brown on a brass plaque. Inner left hand corner reads "J.G. Brown copyright, 1899."

1 art original: oil on canvas; 76 x 115 cm. plus frame.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7920170

University of Virginia. Library

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