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Painting, Girl Shelling Peas

This is a Painting. It was created by Winslow Homer. It is dated ca. 1873 and we acquired it in 1918. Its medium is brush and oil paint on canvas . It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Charles Savage Homer Jr.. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Charles Savage Homer, Jr..

Its dimensions are

31.1 × 43.6 cm (12 1/4 × 17 3/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in brush and oil paint, lower left: WINSLOW HOMER

Cite this object as

Painting, Girl Shelling Peas; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); USA; brush and oil paint on canvas ; 31.1 × 43.6 cm (12 1/4 × 17 3/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Charles Savage Homer, Jr.; 1918-20-12

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