Boaz, Ruth, and Naomi by Sarah Pierce

Object ID:
ca1900-29-0
Category:
Related Artwork
Medium:
pencil on paper
Creator:
Sarah Pierce
Date:
1801
Held at:
Litchfield Historical Society
Associated Place:
Litchfield, CT
Size:
9 1/2" length x 14 3/4" width
Description:
A very rough drawing of four full-length figures. The left one in rich robes, the next dressed as a farmer with a hand scythe held dangerously over his left arm, and a kneeling figure holding a sheaf of wheat. On far right, another female figure. This drawing was done to illustrate Miss Pierce's play "Ruth." Framed under glass
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