Evening; Morning (c. 1850): Art, History and Details

Evening; Morning (c. 1850) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Erastus Dow Palmer (American, 1817–1904).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Early in his career, Palmer made cameo portraits-gems or shells carved in low relief. The delicate carving of his marble representations of Morning and Evening can probably be attributed to his early experience with cameos.

Object facts

• Title: Evening; Morning
• Date: c. 1850
• Creator attribution: Erastus Dow Palmer (American, 1817–1904)
• Culture: United States
• Type: Sculpture
• Technique: marble
• Dimensions: Framed: 72 x 5 cm (28 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.); Diameter: 53.3 cm (21 in.)
• Collection: American - Sculpture
• Department: American Painting and Sculpture
• Accession number: 1977.10

Collection credit

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

View the collection record

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