Abbott Handerson Thayer letter and drawings to Caroline Peddle Ball

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Abbott Handerson Thayer letter and drawings to Caroline Peddle Ball

[ca. 1890-1893]

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A letter from Abbott H. Thayer to "Miss Peddle", unsigned, and two pencil sketches by Thayer of his painting "A Virgin." In a handwritten note accompanying the items, Ball explains: "Here is a letter with sketches by Abbott Thayer. It refers to some little figures I modeled as manikins to use for drapery for his famous painting 'A Virgin.'"

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Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921

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Painter; Dublin, New Hampshire. From the description of Abbott Handerson Thayer papers, 1861-1936 [microform]. 1962. (Defense Special Weapons Agency). WorldCat record id: 79732064 American painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Dublin, N.H., to Mr. Clark, [no year] Jun. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270571900 Artist Abbott Handerson Thayer was born in Boston and raised in rural New Hampshire, where he became an avid outdoorsman a...

Ball, Caroline Peddle, 1869-1938

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Thayer, a painter, hired Mrs. Ball to construct manikins for his figure studies in his 1893 painting, The Virgin. From the description of Abbott Handerson Thayer letter and drawings to Caroline Peddle Ball, [ca. 1890-1893]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82780158 ...